# NTSB CHI78FEI35: Cessna 182, N7473S, Bucyrus, OH, August 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Bucyrus, OH · BUCYRUS, OH
- Location: 40.8051° N, 82.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bucyrus, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8051&lon=-82.9716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2304  78/8/17  NR.BUCYRUS,OH         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 569
        TIME - 0815                    N7473S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHORN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUCYRUS,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON WET HARD TURF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7473S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7473S-1985-02-26), registration cancelled 1985-02-26, S/N 18265197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elkhorn Lake

## 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 19780817025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817025009A), Aug 17, 1978: Cessna 182H, Bucyrus, OH, Substantial damage. Landed on wet hard turf.

## Other investigations on N7473S (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 ATL84FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA050), Nov 26, 1983: Cessna 182Q (N7473S), Baltimore, MD, 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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