Plane Crash List

Cessna 310D N1729K

4 July 1985 · Carbondale, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 July 1985 at about 02:45 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N1729K was involved in an accident near Carbondale, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Southern Illinois (MDH)
Coordinates
37.7600, -89.3300
Aircraft
Cessna 310D
Registration
N1729K
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wheeling → Carbondale
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI85LA270

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE ACFT WAS LANDING AT DEST ARPT AFTER A TWO HR XCOUNTRY FLT. AT GEAR EXT NO GREEN LIGHT. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR BUT STILL NO LIGHT. EMERGENCY EXT USED AND THREE GREEN INDICATED. ON LD ROLL NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. UPLOCK ARM TUBE WAS BROKEN ON THE NOSE GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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