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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182D · Lancaster, OH · May 3, 2026

Date: May 3, 2026 · 22:45 local
Place: Lancaster, OH
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9069X
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA26LA197
Reported as: Cessna 182D
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 159 total8 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N9069XRegistered now · Cessna 182DS/N 18253469 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 182D Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances into two trees in the backyard of a residence just northwest of the intersection of Lancaster-thornville rd NE & rainbow dr NE. No post-crash fire. No structural damage on the ground. Both pobs were transported to grant hospital in columbus, OH. POB: 2, minor injuries, aircraft damage: substantial.

Pilot and passenger released from hospital 05/04/2026 no broken bones minor injuries

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO TWO TREES IN THE BACKYARD OF A RESIDENCE JUST NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LANCASTER-THORNVILLE RD NE & RAINBOW DR NE. NO POST-CRASH FIRE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON THE GROUND. BOTH POBS WERE TRANSPORTED TO GRANT HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS, OH. POB: 2, MINOR INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

PILOT AND PASSENGER RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL 05/04/2026 NO BROKEN BONES MINOR INJURIES

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA26LA197Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportLancaster, OHOn May 3, 2026, about 2241 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182D, N9069X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Ohio. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…May 4, 2026 · Substantial damage