# NTSB CHI80FEE53: Cessna 310Q, N310CT, West Chicago, IL, September 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1980
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2885  80/9/30    WEST CHICAGO,IL     CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N310CT              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      57, 11500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DU PAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               WEST CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED DROPPED BLO VMC DRG SINGLE ENG APCH.UN TO MAINT DIRECTIONAL CTL DRG GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N310CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310CT), registered now, S/N 310R0570, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- 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: Du Page 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 19800930049589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800930049589A), Sep 30, 1980: Cessna 310Q, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Instructor lost control of aircraft on go around during simulated single engine emergency.

## Other investigations on N310CT (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA201), Sep 9, 1982: Cessna 31 (N310CT), Sterling, CO, substantial damage

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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