# NTSB CHI67F0003: Cessna 320, N5783X, Chicago, IL, May 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1966
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1379  66/5/18    CHICAGO ILL         CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 3620
        TIME - 1915                    N5783X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2820 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TURNED 180 DEGREES AT EXCESSIVE SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5783X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5783X-2014-08-13), registration cancelled 2014-08-13, S/N 320-0083, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meigs

## Other investigations on N5783X (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC71FDM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM11), Jul 9, 1970: Cessna 320 (N5783X), Sprg Lake Pk, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70D0099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0099), Jun 7, 1969: Cessna 320 (N5783X), Middleton, WI, substantial damage

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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