# NTSB CHI75FEE53: Cessna 310K, N128MC, Ottawa, IL, March 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1975
- Place: Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
- Location: 41.3540° N, 88.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3540&lon=-88.8234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE53

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0687  75/3/15    OTTAWA,IL           CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0245                    N128MC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  OTTAWA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT IN AIR FOR 14 HR OF PRECEEDING 19 HR PERIOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N128MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottawa

## 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 19750315007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750315007019A), Mar 15, 1975: Cessna 310K, Ottawa, IL, Substantial damage. Plt in air for 14 hr of preceeding 19 hr period.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.