# NTSB CHI76FEA40: Cessna 182, N5793J, Greensburg, IN, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Greensburg, IN · GREENSBURG, IN
- Location: 39.3510° N, 85.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3510&lon=-85.5012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1768   76/6/6    GREENSBURG,IN       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 155
        TIME - 1400                    N5793J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTEN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELYRIA,OH                   GREENSBURG,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5793J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westen Farm

## 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 19760606018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606018849A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 182P, Greensburg, IN, Substantial damage

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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