# NTSB MKC80FA014: Cessna 182S, N3594U, Womack, MO, December 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1979
- Place: Womack, MO · WOMACK, MO
- Location: 37.6812° N, 90.1965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Womack, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6812&lon=-90.1965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3343  79/12/11   WOMACK,MO           CESSNA 182S         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 794
        TIME - 2045                    N3594U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 654 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAHOKIA,IL                  PIEDMONT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL-152MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3594U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3594U-1980-11-19), registration cancelled 1980-11-19, S/N 18254994 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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 19791211040979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211040979A), Dec 11, 1979: Cessna 182, Womack, MO, Destroyed. VFR acft hit trees on upslope in level flight. Dark night, low ceiling, light rain, fog in area. Temp near freezing

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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