Cessna 310J N3175L
12 July 1972 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1972 at about 10:45 local time, a Cessna 310J registered N3175L, operated by Elja Corp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310J
- Registration
- N3175L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Elja Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Jacksonville Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2375
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INSPECTION OF AUTOPILOT REVEALED PITCH CONTROL DISCONNECTED MECHANICALLY.RAN OFF END OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310N | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Stevens Steel | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310L | Springfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1972 | Cessna 310 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chimes Acft | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1972 | Cessna 310 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310Q | Seneca, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Cessna 310H | West Dover, Vermont, United States | Sally Service | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |