# Accident 20250728010499A: Cessna 182P, Bolivar, MO, July 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2025, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Airport: Bolivar Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5999° N, 93.3512° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5999&lon=-93.3512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8243M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8243M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728010499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO BEGIN TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE.  HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  HE REPORTED THAT WITHIN MINUTES, THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

## 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 CEN25LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA295), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182P (N8243M), Bolivar, MO, destroyed, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N8243M (1)

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

- [Incident 20040229008069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229008069I), Feb 29, 2004: Cessna 182P (N8243M), Orange, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Arriving at home base (omh), pilot made a hard landing causing the aircraft to bounce once. During rollout, the pilot noticed vibration. Inspection of…

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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