# NTSB CHI76AC054: Cessna 310Q, N4173Q, Mattoon, IL, March 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1976
- Place: Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Location: 39.4778° N, 88.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattoon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4778&lon=-88.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1949  76/3/10    MATTOON,IL          CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8000
        TIME - 0115                    N4173Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,IL                  MATTOON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT AREA HAD FLOOD LITES.ACFT STRUCK GND IN A L WING LOW CONFIGURATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4173Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4173Q-1976-09-21), registration cancelled 1976-09-21, S/N 310Q0482, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coles County

## 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 19760310024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310024529A), Mar 10, 1976: Cessna T310R, Mattoon, IL, Destroyed. Accident area had flood lites. Acft struck gnd in a l wing low configuration.

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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