# NTSB CHI72FEE43: Cessna 310H, N7171L, Elgin, IL, November 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1971
- Place: Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3936   71/11/7   ELGIN,ILL           CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 500
        TIME - 1600                    N7171L              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,ILL                   PAL-WAUKEE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7171L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7171L-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 310H0041, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elgin

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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