# NTSB CHI72FEV10: Cessna 310F, N6769X, Urbana, IL, August 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1971
- Place: Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEV10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2991  71/8/12    URBANA,ILL          CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 166
        TIME - 1555                    N6769X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                URBANA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ACFT ON LAST 1/4 OF RWY,RAN OFF END OF RWY,HIT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6769X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6769X-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 310-0069, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Illini

## Other investigations on N6769X (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80DVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW08), Dec 31, 1979: Cessna 310F (N6769X), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FDW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW20), Nov 6, 1970: Cessna 310F (N6769X), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

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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