Cessna 182P accident near Bremen, Indiana, October 22, 1994
On October 22, 1994 at about 5:40 pm local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N9878E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bremen, Indiana (Hackbarth airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's failure to perform a go-around prior to touchdown. Factors to the accident were the tailwind, excessive airspeed, the rough terrain and the powerlines.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 22, 1994 · about 5:40 pm local time
- Place
- Bremen, Indiana · Hackbarth · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N9878E · registry record · serial 18263939
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OVERSHOT FINAL AND LANDED LONG AND FAST. HE STATED HE ELECTED NOT TO ABORT THE LANDING DUE TO POWERLINES AT THE DEPARTURE END. HE ADDED POWER WHEN NEARING THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP IN ORDER TO TRAVEL OVER DITCHES BUT YET STAY UNDER THE POWERLINES. THE TOP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE POWERLINES AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP IN A FIELD. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE TO THE NORTH WITH A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 5 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED HE INTENTIONALLY LANDED TO THE NORTH TO AVOID THE POWERLINES. HE STATED HE SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,258 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 1,110 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,552 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 23, 1993; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-S (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C03 Nappanee IN at 5:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 1,900 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from SBN, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI95LA020.