# NTSB CHI80FEV23: Cessna 310L, N3250X, Carbondale, IL, May 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1980
- Place: Carbondale, IL · CARBONDALE, IL
- Location: 37.7221° N, 89.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbondale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7221&lon=-89.2237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1040  80/5/23    CARBONDALE,IL       CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1007
        TIME - 1535                    N3250X              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 755 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARBONDALE,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- AILERON CABLES,PN 0860207-5,CROSSED BETWEEN BOTTOM OF CONTROL YOKE & AILERON BELLCRANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3250X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250X-2004-02-19), registration cancelled 2004-02-19, S/N 310L-0100, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (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: Southern Illinois

## 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 19800523016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523016979A), May 23, 1980: Cessna 310L, Carbondale, IL, Substantial damage. Ailerons hooked up backward by maintenance. Wing-tip hit runway after lift-off. Pilot failed to check controls.

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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