# Accident 19770724020989A: Cessna 182N, Watseka, IL, July 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1977
- Place: Watseka, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.7751° N, 87.7304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watseka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7751&lon=-87.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8917G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8917G-1979-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770724020989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ROTATED 55 MPH.BOOK READS 60 MPH.PILOT MISTOOK ALFALFA FIELD FOR LANDING AREA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8917G (1)

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

- [Accident 19730513012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513012409A), May 13, 1973: Cessna 182N (N8917G), W.Carrollton, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced several times each time in nose dwn attitude. Dmgd nose gr,firewall,prop tips and nose tire

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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