# NTSB CHI76FEA46: Cessna 182, N8422S, Tipton, IN, July 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1976
- Place: Tipton, IN · TIPTON, IN
- Location: 40.2825° N, 86.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2825&lon=-86.0432&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 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2985  76/7/30    TIPTON,IN           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 595
        TIME - 1630                    N8422S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTHUR BECK FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CROSSVILLE,TN               CHICAGO,IL                   TIPTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- OWNER PLANTED 2 EXTRA ROWS OF CORN ADJ TO RWY.WIDTH OF RWY RDCD FM 60FT TO 30FT.ACFT WINGSPAN 36FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8422S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8422S), registered now, S/N 18256522, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Arthur Beck Farm

## 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 19760730025259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760730025259A), Jul 30, 1976: Cessna 182H, Tipton, IN, Substantial damage. Owner planted 2 extra rows of corn adj to rwy. Width of rwy rdcd fm 60FT to 30FT.acft wingspan 36FT

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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