# NTSB MKC76FCG13: Cessna 182, N3722U, Eldon, MO, July 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1975
- Place: Eldon, MO · ELDON, MO
- Location: 38.3512° N, 92.5767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3512&lon=-92.5767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1992  75/7/17    ELDON,MO            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 331
        TIME - 0300                    N3722U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  ELDON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- STALLED ACFT PREMATURELY OVR PART OF RWY THAT SLOPES DOWNWARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3722U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3722U), registered now, S/N 18255122, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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: Eldon Airpark

## 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 19750717022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750717022779A), Jul 17, 1975: Cessna 182G, Eldon, MO, Substantial damage. Stalled acft prematurely ovr part of rwy that slopes downward.

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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