# Accident 19740521017579A: Cessna 182H, Salem, IL, May 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Salem, IL
- Airport: Salem-Leckrone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.6429° N, 88.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALEM-LECKRONE (SLO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6429&lon=-88.9642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3112R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3112R-2024-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 35 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521017579A

## Narrative

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

DITCHES BEYOND END OF RWY.

## 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 CHI74FEV52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV52), May 21, 1974: Cessna 182L (N3112R), Salem, IL, substantial damage

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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