# NTSB UNK65X0122: Cessna 310R, N5252A, Wheeling, IL, October 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1964
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3098   64/10/3   WHEELING ILL        CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1725                    N5252A              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 34, 1173 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            408 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5252A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palwaukee

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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