# NTSB CHI73FEE53: Cessna 310L, N10DB, Rockford, IL, April 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1345  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DB-2007-05-08), registration cancelled 2007-05-08, S/N 310L-0201, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (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: Greater Rockford

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730417008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008979A), Apr 17, 1973: Cessna 310L, Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Ldg gr up limit switch out of adj. Drive mech exceeded stop jammed gr box. Ldg gr motor burned out.

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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