CHI71FBM09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310N · South Bend, IN · November 14, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1970
Place
South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N721XCessna 310N
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159215

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4164  70/11/14   SOUTH BEND,IND      CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 707
        TIME - 1915                    N721X               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOSEPH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IND            SOUTH BEND,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N721X
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St.Joseph County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.