# NTSB CHI81DEE35: Cessna 310Q, N8187Q, Crestwood, IL, May 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1981
- Place: Crestwood, IL · CRESTWOOD, IL
- Location: 41.6456° N, 87.7401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6456&lon=-87.7401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1706  81/5/16    CRESTWOOD,IL        CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1687
        TIME - 1330                    N8187Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 917 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTWOOD-HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,IL                CRESTWOOD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8187Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8187Q-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 310Q0637, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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: Crestwood-Howell

## 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 19810516030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516030299A), May 16, 1981: Cessna 310Q, Crestwood, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft a few feet above runway causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N8187Q (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 DFW08FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA153), May 25, 2008: Cessna 310Q (N8187Q), Steamboat, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain in day visual conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to marijuana and inadequate medical oversight…

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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