# NTSB CHI79FEE58: Cessna 310H, N1121Q, West Chicago, IL, June 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1979
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2244   79/6/2    WEST CHICAGO,IL     CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1364
        TIME - 1306                    N1121Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 570 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHICAGO,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- RETRACTION HEIGHT OF RT L/G HIGHER THAN NORMAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1121Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1121Q), registered now, S/N 310H0121, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage

## 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 19790602025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602025279A), Jun 2, 1979: Cessna 310H, St Charles, IL, Substantial damage. Did not get gear down & locked indication. Landed. Rt. Main gear collapsed. Gear actuating rod not properly adjust.

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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