# NTSB CHI74FEE23: Cessna 310J, N3187L, West Chicago, IL, September 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2784  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3187L-2022-03-26), registration cancelled 2022-03-26, S/N 310J0187, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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: Du Page

## 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 19730922030739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030739A), Sep 22, 1973: Cessna 310J, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Atmtg engage strtr by manually psng prop.r mag on. Engine strtd. Acft taxied into hangar.

## Other investigations on N3187L (2)

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.

- [NTSB CEN22FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA070), Dec 12, 2021: Cessna 310J (N3187L), Inola, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB DEN71DXD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD30), Oct 16, 1970: Cessna 310 (N3187L), Stmboat Spgs, CO, substantial damage

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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