# NTSB UNK64X0444: Cessna 175, N7300M, Decatur, IL, February 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1964
- Place: Decatur, IL · DECATUR, IL
- Location: 39.8403° N, 88.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-88.9548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0444
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0444

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0212   64/2/2    DECATUR ILL         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N7300M              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 40, 751 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7300M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7300M-1968-02-02), registration cancelled 1968-02-02, S/N 175 55600 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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