# NTSB CHI74FEV52: Cessna 182L, N3112R, Salem, IL, May 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Salem, IL · SALEM, IL
- Location: 38.6275° N, 88.9594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6275&lon=-88.9594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV52

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1718  74/5/21    SALEM,ILL           CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 424
        TIME - 1300                    N3112R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM-LECKRONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT.VERNON,ILL               SALEM,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DITCHES BEYOND END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3112R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3112R-2024-08-17), registration cancelled 2024-08-17, S/N 18258512 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salem-Leckrone

## 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 19740521017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521017579A), May 21, 1974: Cessna 182H, Salem, IL, Substantial damage. Ditches beyond end of rwy.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.