# NTSB CHI72FEV23: Cessna 310D, N320G, Pinckneyville, IL, February 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1972
- Place: Pinckneyville, IL · PINCKNEYVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.0861° N, 89.3270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinckneyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0861&lon=-89.3270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEV23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2038  72/2/17    PINCKNEYVILLE,ILL   CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1041
        TIME - 1500                    N320G               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUMEIR RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKMULGEE,OKLA               BEDFORD,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 1500FT WET GRASS STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N320G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320G-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 35350, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schumeir Rla

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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