# Accident 20251003015249A: Cessna TR182, La Motte, IA, October 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2025, 17:05 local time
- Place: La Motte, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2260° N, 90.6420° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2260&lon=-90.6420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4609S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4609S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (registry code 42361, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,073 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251003015249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RPM BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE ENROUTE FROM IRK TO C29 AT 9,000 FT.   THE ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS THROTTLE WAS INCREASED TO HOLD ALTITUDE.  PILOT NOTED ZERO OIL PSI AND PERFORMED AN  EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

## 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 CEN26LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA009), Oct 3, 2025: Cessna 182RG (N4609S), Cottonville, IA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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