# NTSB CHI73FLQ19: Cessna 310J, N3021L, Lexington, KY, December 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1972
- Place: Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FLQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FLQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4091  72/12/26   LEXINGTON,KY        CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4570
        TIME - 1454                    N3021L              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANDALLIA,ILL               FRANKFURT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE                                 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
           800                                                     2 MILES OR LESS
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SNOW                                                     HAZE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           33                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT GND COLLAPSING STRUT,BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR.MADE EMERG LDG,ADDL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3021L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital City

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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