# NTSB CHI72FEE08: Cessna 310, N2923R, Ottawa, IL, July 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1971
- Place: Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
- Location: 41.3540° N, 88.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3540&lon=-88.8234&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 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2923R-1995-10-31), registration cancelled 1995-10-31, S/N 310G0123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottawa

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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