- Date
- September 22, 1973
- Place
- West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3187LCessna 310J
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730922030739A
- Case key
- 188634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2784 73/9/22 WEST CHICAGO,ILL CESSNA 310J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1130 TIME - 1750 N3187L PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DU PAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHICAGO,ILL MINOCQUA,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: OTHER REMARKS- ATMTG ENGAGE STRTR BY MANUALLY PSNG PROP.R MAG ON.ENGINE STRTD.ACFT TAXIED INTO HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3187L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Du Page
N3187LRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2022 · Cessna 310JAirframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3187L · 2
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