# NTSB CHI81DEP11: Cessna 182, N8415T, Portage, WI, March 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1981
- Place: Portage, WI · PORTAGE, WI
- Location: 43.5490° N, 89.4659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5490&lon=-89.4659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0054  81/3/10    PORTAGE,WI          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N8415T              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 45, 1381 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            501 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTAGE,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- STDNT PLT REDUCED PWR DRG LIFT-OFF,TKOF ABORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8415T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8415T-1984-02-22), registration cancelled 1984-02-22, S/N 52315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portage

## 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 19810310008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310008999A), Mar 10, 1981: Cessna 182B, Portage, WI, Substantial damage. Student closed throttle on takeoff. CFI opened throttle abruptly. Engine hesitated. Aborted, ran off end of runway.

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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