# NTSB CHI71FEE84: Cessna 310C, N585KM, Waukegan, IL, June 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1971
- Place: Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEE84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEE84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2806   71/6/3    WAUKEGAN,ILL        CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1323
        TIME - 1735                    N585KM              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- WASHER WORN,BOLT PULLED THRU,TORQUE LINKS DSCNCTD,R GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N585KM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukegan Memorial

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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