# NTSB CHI81FEV25: Cessna 182C, N9060T, Beardstown, IL, July 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1981
- Place: Beardstown, IL · BEARDSTOWN, IL
- Location: 40.0102° N, 90.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beardstown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0102&lon=-90.4309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1932  81/7/16    BEARDSTOWN,IL       CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 717
        TIME - 1428                    N9060T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEARDSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEARDSTOWN,IL               JACKSONVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9060T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9060T-1982-04-12), registration cancelled 1982-04-12, S/N 52960, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beardstown

## 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 19810716042309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716042309A), Jul 16, 1981: Cessna 182C, Beardstown, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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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