# NTSB MKC81DCQ21: Cessna 182, N7394S, Benton, KS, April 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1981
- Place: Benton, KS · BENTON, KS
- Location: 37.7885° N, 97.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7885&lon=-97.1087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0461   81/4/5    BENTON,KS           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 138
        TIME - 1204                    N7394S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   BENTON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7394S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7394S), registered now, S/N 18265184, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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: Benton

## 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 19810405014689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014689A), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Benton, KS, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway due to excessive speed. Skidded off end of runway into a ditch.

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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