# NTSB CHI81DEE29: Cessna 182M, N70948, Seneca, IL, April 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1981
- Place: Seneca, IL · SENECA, IL
- Location: 41.3042° N, 88.6149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3042&lon=-88.6149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0739  81/4/11    SENECA,IL           CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 546
        TIME - 1400                    N70948              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTWOOD,IL                SENECA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           62                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 18.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N70948 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springbrook

## 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 19810411015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015489A), Apr 11, 1981: Cessna 182M, Seneca, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft overshot runway during landing on short strip.

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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