- Date
- December 26, 1984, 20:15 local (Dec 27, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Caruthersville, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3535UCessna 182F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841226069689A
- Case key
- 33899
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the plt, the eng lost power after takeoff as the acft was climbing thru about 400 to 500 ft AGL. He attempted to land straight ahead on the remaining rwy. However, he was unable to stop on the rwy. The acft continued off the end of the rwy, went thru a fence, came to rest on a highway & was destroyed by impact & fire. No pre-accident part failure or malfunction was found. A check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol level of 0.182% (182.2 mg/dl).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3535U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254935
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harvey B. Duncan
- Airport
- M05 · Caruthersville Memorial, runway 36, 3,810 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.