# NTSB CHI81FEE03: Cessna 182P, N21510, Romeoville, IL, October 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1980
- Place: Romeoville, IL · ROMEOVILLE, IL
- Location: 41.6278° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeoville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6278&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3539  80/10/12   ROMEOVILLE,IL       CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 325
        TIME - 2300                    N21510              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KS                   ROMEOVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORN FIELD.FND FUEL SEL PSND TO EMPTY FUEL TNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21510](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21510-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 18261679, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lewis University

## 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 19801012057289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012057289A), Oct 12, 1980: Cessna 182P, Romeoville, IL, Destroyed. Plane crashed during attempted go-around at night.

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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