# NTSB MKC81DCA18: Cessna 182P, N9884M, Kahoka, MO, July 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1981
- Place: Kahoka, MO · KAHOKA, MO
- Location: 40.4238° N, 91.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kahoka, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4238&lon=-91.7188&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1723  81/7/15    KAHOKA,MO           CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 943
        TIME - 1135                    N9884M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 353 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHOKA,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UN TO USE 1ST 700FT OF RWY W LOW SOFT SPOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9884M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9884M-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 18264782, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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
- Airport: Tri-State

## 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 19810715041249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041249A), Jul 15, 1981: Cessna 182P, Kahoka, MO, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff from wet, soft, strip. Aborted too late and crashed off end of runway.

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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