# Accident 19790529011789A: Cessna 182, Cape Girardeau, MO, May 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2253° N, 89.5708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL (CGI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2253&lon=-89.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91775, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91775) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,716 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529011789A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING SHORT FLIGHT TO OBTAIN FUEL, AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING 50 YARDS SHORT OF AIRPRT.

## 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 MKC79FCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA15), May 29, 1979: Cessna 182M (N91775), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91775 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811024085909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024085909I), Oct 24, 1981: Cessna 182M (N91775), Las Vegas, NV. Parachutist injured on landing. Tried to avoid jeep driven under jumper. Struck parked auto. Jeep left scene.

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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