# NTSB CHI74FEE29: Cessna 182A, N5983B, Marseilles, IL, October 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Marseilles, IL · MARSEILLES, IL
- Location: 41.3183° N, 88.6764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marseilles, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-88.6764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3185  73/10/21   MARSEILLES,ILL      CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1637
        TIME - 0830                    N5983B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRAIRIE LAKE HUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,ILL               MARSEILLES,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CAME TO REST IN SMALL LAKE ON AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5983B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5983B), registered now, S/N 33983, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prairie Lake Hunt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731021034759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034759A), Oct 21, 1973: Cessna 182A, Marseilles, IL, Substantial damage. Came to rest in small lake on airport.

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.

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