# NTSB MKC85LA038: Cessna 182F, N3535U, Caruthersville, MO, December 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 26, 1984, 20:15 local (Dec 27, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place: Caruthersville, MO
- Coordinates: 36.169948, -89.660751 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1699&lon=-89.6608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33899/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA038

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3535U-2012-11-08), registration cancelled 2012-11-08, S/N 18254935, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254935
- Airframe hours: 1500
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841226069689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226069689A), Dec 26, 1984: Cessna 182F, Caruthersville, MO, Destroyed. Engine failed at 400 feet, landed back on runway but ran off end, thru fence. Burned. Blood sample showed alcohol.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.