# Accident 20250413005639A: Cessna 182L, Erie, NV, April 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2025, 08:35 local time
- Place: Erie, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8666° N, 115.2441° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8666&lon=-115.2441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182VE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,653 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250413005639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 13, 2025, A CESSNA 182L AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE HENDERSON NEVADA AIRPORT.  DURING CLIMB UPON REACHING 3500 FEET MSL AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE NORTH AND LANDED IN A DRAINAGE AREA BETWEEN I-15 AND LAS VEGAS BLVD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURY. THIS WAS DUE TO AN UNSECURED ALUMINUM LADDER IN THE REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD. THE PILOT AND OTHER 2 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LARGELY INTACT RESTING IN AN AREA OF RUGGED TERRAIN.  THE RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, WHEEL PANTS, AND BODY PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH WING TIPS EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR25LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA133), Apr 13, 2025: Cessna 182L (N182VE), Erie, NV, no damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N182VE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960105001989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960105001989I), Jan 5, 1996: Cessna 182L (N182VE), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot requested and conducted ILS to runway 28R at montgomery field. Disregarding ATC and passenger communications that the aircraft was low, the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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