# NTSB CHI71FBM09: Cessna 310N, N721X, South Bend, IN, November 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1970
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4164  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721X-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N 310N-0061, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-j2bd) (registry code 41977, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Joseph County

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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