Cessna 182R accident near Warren, Vermont, August 19, 1989
On August 19, 1989 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna 182R, registered N9335E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Warren, Vermont (Sugarbush-Warren 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 19, 1989 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Warren, Vermont · Sugarbush-Warren
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R · all 182Rs on the register
- Registration
- N9335E · registry record · serial 18288397
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE TO SUGARBUSH-WARREN AIRPORT AFTER THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOWEVER, A HARD LANDING WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. ON THE NEXT BOUNCE, THE PROP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PLT ADDED POWER, COMPLETED THE LANDING, AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO A PARKING SPOT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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
- Flight time: 191 hours in all; 13 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 172 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,368 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LEB Lebanon NH at 8:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 2,575 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 NYC89LA201.