# NTSB CHI67D0182: Cessna 310J, N309FS, Bloomington, IL, September 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1966
- Place: Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2536  66/9/12    BLOOMINGTON ILL     CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6500
        TIME - 0630                    N309FS              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD NO OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID COLLISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N309FS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bloomington Muni

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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