# NTSB CHI73DEV12: Cessna 310G, N8900Z, Fairfield, IL, September 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1972
- Place: Fairfield, IL · FAIRFIELD, IL
- Location: 38.3806° N, 88.3725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3806&lon=-88.3725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEV12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEV12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2626  72/9/25    FAIRFIELD,ILL       CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N8900Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  29, 2053 TOTAL HOURS, 505
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CINCINATTI,OHIO             SALT LAKE CTY,UTAH           QUINCY,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8900Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8900Z-2020-07-17), registration cancelled 2020-07-17, S/N 310G0100, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (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

## Other investigations on N8900Z (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 DEN67A0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0029), Oct 10, 1966: Cessna 310G (N8900Z), Casper, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67F0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0110), Sep 22, 1966: Cessna 310G (N8900Z), Casper, WY, 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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