# Accident 20260503010499A: Cessna 182D, Lancaster, OH, May 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2026, 22:45 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7027° N, 82.5435° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7027&lon=-82.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9069X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9069X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 8 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260503010499A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA26LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA197), May 4, 2026: Cessna 182 (N9069X), Lancaster, OH, 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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