# NTSB CHI73FEE05: Cessna 310J, N3175L, West Chicago, IL, July 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1972
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2375  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3175L-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 310J0175, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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: Dupage County

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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