CHI72FEE08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Ottawa, IL · July 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1971
Place
Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2923RCessna 310
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162397

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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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3-2643  71/7/20    OTTAWA,ILL          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N2923R              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 45, 3066 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            326 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRA HAUTE,IND             OTTAWA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- ANN INSPCTN DONE 3 HRS PRIOR TO ACC.PREVIOUS DMG TO LDG GR FULCRUM BULKHEAD ON R GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N2923R
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ottawa

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.