# NTSB CHI75FET15: Cessna 310Q, N7964Q, Griffith, IN, January 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1975
- Place: Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0018  75/1/26    GRIFFITH,IN         CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 9452
        TIME - 1630                    N7964Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2560 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                 GRIFFITH,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.NSE GR SAFE LIGHT BURNED OUT.SOOTY SPARK PLUGS INDICATE RICH MIXTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7964Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7964Q-1975-03-10), registration cancelled 1975-03-10, S/N 310Q0680 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna T310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (registry code 2074244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Griffith

## 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 19750126001089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750126001089A), Jan 26, 1975: Cessna T310Q, Griffith, IN, Destroyed. Wind gusting 20K.nse gr safe light burned out. Sooty spark plugs indicate rich mixture.

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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