# NTSB CHI74FEV09: Cessna 310, N1212T, Flora, IL, August 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: Flora, IL · FLORA, IL
- Location: 38.6656° N, 88.4738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6656&lon=-88.4738&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2104   73/8/5    FLORA,ILL           CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1188
        TIME - 2115                    N1212T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSAGE BEACH,MO              FLORA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1212T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1212T-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 35271, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flora

## 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 19730805023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805023569A), Aug 5, 1973: Cessna 310, Flora, IL, Substantial damage. Acft veered off rwy.

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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