# Accident 19810517026049A: Cessna 182, Tecumseh, MI, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0251° N, 83.9393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AL MEYERS (3TE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0251&lon=-83.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5552B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552B-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 553 total, 66 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026049A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ACCELERATION. ABORTED TAKEOFF TOO LATE. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO TREES. AIRPLANE NEAR GROSS. SHORT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC24), May 17, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5552B (3)

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

- [Incident 19950912037439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950912037439I), Sep 12, 1995: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, Minor damage. Static line attach fitting in aircraft failed. Main chute failed deploy. Reserve chute deployed partially. Hit pond.
- [Incident 19860706060769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706060769I), Jul 6, 1986: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Milan, MI. Low oil pressure and rough engine. Landed safely with engine shutdown. Piston separated in number 5 cylinder.
- [Incident 19790915049139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049139I), Sep 15, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, 1 fatal. Two jumpers entangled chutes. Cut away and opened reserve. One did not deploy until 200 feet, fatal to jumper.

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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