# Accident 19731021034549A: Cessna 182H, Rushville Ill, IL, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Rushville Ill, IL
- Airport: Schuy-Rush
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.1175° N, 90.5904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHUY-RUSH (5K4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1175&lon=-90.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8516S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 2 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT ALSO STRUCK FENCE PRIVATE PILOT CKG OTR PRIVATE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74FEV24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV24), Oct 21, 1973: Cessna 182H (N8516S), Rushville, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8516S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790615018129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615018129A), Jun 15, 1979: Cessna 182H (N8516S), Rushville, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to stop airplane after landing. Ran off rwy into a ditch. Factors fresh mowed grass, misjudgment.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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