# NTSB CHI81FEX10: Cessna 182, N5362N, Indianapolis, IN, February 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1981
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0563  81/2/20    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 988
        TIME - 2107                    N5362N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  LAFAYETTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT KNEW L ALT 80-90FT HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5362N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5362N-1989-03-14), registration cancelled 1989-03-14, S/N 18267667 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Indianapolis Intl

## 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 19810220014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810220014619A), Feb 20, 1981: Enstrm 280, Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed. Struck ground one mile short of runway on ILS approach. Weather below dh minima.

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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