# NTSB CHI74FEE22: Cessna 310K, N7012L, Wheeling, IL, September 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2785  73/9/24    WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1662
        TIME - 1930                    N7012L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,ILL                  WHEELING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ALL BKN AND CRACKED SFCS WERE BRIGHT IN COLOR NO ABNML COND.ACFT HYDROPLANED,BRAKED,STRONG R TRACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7012L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7012L-2021-12-16), registration cancelled 2021-12-16, S/N 310K0112, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (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: Chicagoland

## 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 19730924030979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924030979A), Sep 24, 1973: Cessna 310K, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. All bkn and cracked sfcs were bright in color no abnml cond. Acft hydroplaned,braked,strong r tract

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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