# NTSB CHI74FEV24: Cessna 182H, N8516S, Rushville, IL, October 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Rushville, IL · RUSHVILLE, IL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3089  73/10/21   RUSHVILLE ILL       CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 226
        TIME - 0745                    N8516S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUY-RUSH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSHVILLE ILL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT ALSO STRUCK FENCE PRIVATE PILOT CKG OTR PRIVATE PILOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8516S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516S), registered now, S/N 18256616, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Schuy-Rush

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

## Other investigations on N8516S (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

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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