# NTSB UNK64X0944: Cessna 140, N5310C, Lincoln, IL, March 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1964
- Place: Lincoln, IL · LINCOLN, IL
- Location: 40.1507° N, 89.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1507&lon=-89.3703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0944
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0944

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0622  64/3/15    LINCOLN ILL         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 105
        TIME - 1200                    N5310C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5310C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310C-2023-09-02), registration cancelled 2023-09-02, S/N 15430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Co.

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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