# NTSB CHI77FEV23: Cessna 210-5A, N8494Z, Shawneetown, IL, April 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1977
- Place: Shawneetown, IL · SHAWNEETOWN, IL
- Location: 37.7159° N, 88.1867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shawneetown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7159&lon=-88.1867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEV23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0870  77/4/10    SHAWNEETOWN, IL     CESSNA 210-5A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 703
        TIME - 0230                    N8494Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DORTCH RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          E.ST.LOUIS.IL               SHAWNEETOWN, IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- RWY LIGHTED BY HEADLIGHTS OF 3 VEHICLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8494Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dortch Rla

## 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 19770410008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410008559A), Apr 10, 1977: Cessna 2105A, Shawneetown, IL, Substantial damage. Rwy lighted by headlights of 3 vehicles.

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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