Preliminary information
On September 13, 2025, at 1625 eastern daylight time, a Pegasus Quantum 15 weight-shift controlled aircraft, N36TJ, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bedford, Indiana. The pilot received serious injuries. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
The aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power during a go-around attempt and then impacted a soybean field about ΒΌ mi west of the departure airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing when it impacted the ground.
The aircraft was retained for further examination.
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA379 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 13, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bedford, Indiana
- Nearest airport
- Virgil I Grissom Municipal Air (BFR)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Pegasus QUANTUM 15
- N-number
- N36TJ
- Category
- Weight-shift
- Year built
- 1999
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.