# NTSB CHI68F0669: Cessna 320B, N810S, Wheeling, IL, March 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1968
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0669
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0669

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0825   68/3/4    WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5500
        TIME - 1646                    N810S               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ROLL PIN,PN NAS561P2-7,NOT INSTALLED.CENTERING CAM FOLLOWER,PN CR-10-1,LOST.19.7 HRS SINCE REPAIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N810S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810S), registered now, S/N 320B0062, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Registry model: [Cessna 320B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (registry code 2074508) (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: Pal-Waukee

## Other investigations on N810S (1)

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 NYC67F0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0349), Nov 18, 1966: Cessna 320B (N810S), Easton, PA, 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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