# NTSB MKC83LA005: Cessna 182, N5829B, Cuba, MO, October 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1982, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Cuba, MO
- Coordinates: 38.059509, -91.389221 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0595&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70381/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA005

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

PILOT SAYS AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 200 FEET AGL. FORCED LANDING RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH A TREE STUMP. NO REASON FOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5829B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5829B), registered now, S/N 33829, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33829
- Airframe hours: 2445
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Edward A. Leonard
- Registered owner: Ronald A. Showalter
- Departed: K55, CUBA, MO
- Destination: K07, ROLLA, MO
- Airport: K55, Cuba Municipal, runway 18, 2,900 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 400 total, 355 in this make and model, 377 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VIH, 16 nm away

## 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 19821010052069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010052069A), Oct 10, 1982: Cessna 182, Cuba, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine suddenly stopped about 200 feet AGL after takeoff. Crash occurred 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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