- Date
- July 12, 1972
- Place
- West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3175LCessna 310J
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167329
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2375 72/7/12 WEST CHICAGO,ILL CESSNA 310J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2500 TIME - 1045 N3175L PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHICAGO,ILL JACKSONVILLE FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- INSPECTION OF AUTOPILOT REVEALED PITCH CONTROL DISCONNECTED MECHANICALLY.RAN OFF END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3175L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupage County
N3175LRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Cessna 310JAirframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.