# NTSB MKC82FCA04: Cessna 182Q, N7578S, Eunice, MO, November 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1981
- Place: Eunice, MO · EUNICE, MO
- Location: 37.2450° N, 91.7796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2450&lon=-91.7796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3045  81/11/20   EUNICE,MO           CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 668
        TIME - 0735                    N7578S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN BUREN,MO                HOUSTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAW TELEPHONE POLES & PULLED UP TO AVOID WIRES.WIRES HAD BEEN REMOVED 3 DAYS BFR ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7578S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578S), registered now, S/N 18265227, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- 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

## 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 19811120074639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120074639A), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Eunice, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot continued flight until fuel exhaustion. Stalled and crashed during emergency landing.

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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