# NTSB MKC79FA006: Cessna 182C, N8485T, Eureka, MO, November 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1978
- Place: Eureka, MO · EUREKA, MO
- Location: 38.4985° N, 90.6454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4985&lon=-90.6454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA006-201216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4169  78/11/22   EUREKA,MO           CESSNA 182C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 2030                    N8485T              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  350 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FENTON,MO                   SENECA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS-  PILOT CERT. REVOKED 6/16/78
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8485T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8485T-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 52385, built 1959 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19781122044549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122044549A), Nov 22, 1978: Cessna 182H, Eureka, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot cert. Revoked 6/16/78

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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