- Date
- April 17, 1973
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N10DBCessna 310L
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730417008979A
- Case key
- 170505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1345 73/4/17 ROCKFORD,ILL CESSNA 310L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2700 TIME - 1748 N10DB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL ROCKTON,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LDG GR UP LIMIT SWITCH OUT OF ADJ.DRIVE MECH EXCEEDED STOP JAMMED GR BOX.LDG GR MOTOR BURNED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10DB
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
N10DBRegistration cancelled May 8, 2007 · Cessna 310LAirframe modelCessna 310LEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.