# NTSB CHI77FCA06: Cessna 182, N2804F, Granite City, IL, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Granite City, IL · GRANITE CITY, IL
- Location: 38.7293° N, 90.1255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7293&lon=-90.1255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FCA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FCA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3706  77/9/18    GRANITE CITY,IL     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 3229
        TIME - 0650                    N2804F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1515 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FESTUS,MO                   ALTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TWO 5TH ORDER DAMPERS ON CRANKSHAFT.BLADE SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2804F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2804F), registered now, S/N 18256904, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Lakeside Airport

## 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 19770918038999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918038999A), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 182J, Granite City, MO, Substantial damage. Two 5th order dampers on crankshaft. Blade sepd.

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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