# NTSB CHI79DEE29: Cessna 310, N1745G, Waukegan, IL, January 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1979
- Place: Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0163  79/1/19    WAUKEGAN,IL         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2187
        TIME - 1430                    N1745G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,IN                WAUKEGAN,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1745G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1745G-2011-04-29), registration cancelled 2011-04-29, S/N 310R0036, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukegan

## 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 19790119001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001099A), Jan 19, 1979: Cessna 310R, Waukegan, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to land when windshield was covered with ice. Landed hard. Lost directional control.

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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