# Accident 19790615018129A: Cessna 182H, Rushville, IL, June 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rushville, IL
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1200° N, 90.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rushville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1200&lon=-90.5665&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615018129A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP AIRPLANE AFTER LANDING. RAN OFF RWY INTO A DITCH. FACTORS FRESH MOWED GRASS, MISJUDGMENT.

## 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 CHI79FEV24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV24), Jun 15, 1979: Cessna 182H (N8516S), Rushville, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8516S (1)

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

- [Accident 19731021034549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034549A), Oct 21, 1973: Cessna 182H (N8516S), Rushville Ill, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft also struck fence private pilot ckg otr private pilot.

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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