# NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA278.md): Textron 182T · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2026 · N505CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s distraction during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC26FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA039.md): Cessna 182T · Armistead, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 7, 2026 · N227TF · Substantial damage
  > On May 7, 2026, about 1055 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 182T airplane, N227TF, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Armistead, California. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The airplane…
- [NTSB CEN26LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA213.md): Textron 182T · Newberry, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jan 22, 2026 · N116D · Substantial damage
  > On January 22, 2026, about 18:40 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182T, N116D was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newberry, Michigan. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB GAA26WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA014.md): Textron 182T · Nuuk, Greenland · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 25, 2025 · N9009F · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN25FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA047.md): Cessna 182T · Drake, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 23, 2024 · N434CP · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Contributing was mountain wave turbulence in the area.
- [NTSB WPR21FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA048.md): Cessna 182 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 12, 2020 · N939CP · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the throttle control hardware during recent maintenance, which resulted in its disconnection and a subsequent loss of engine power on approach for landing.
- [NTSB CEN20FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA075.md): Cessna 182 · Chatham, LA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 6, 2020 · N60381 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with icing in-flight, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA19CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA129.md): Cessna 182 · Marshall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 21, 2018 · N23YR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA18LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA191.md): Cessna 182 · Geneseo, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2018 · N291CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow…
- [NTSB GAA18CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA364.md): Cessna 182T · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2018 · N6284X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB GAA17CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA492.md): Cessna 182 · Quitman, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 12, 2017 · N147DD · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions after passing a large hill.
- [NTSB GAA17CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA048.md): Cessna 182 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2016 · N387CS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform a go-around when he recognized that the airplane was high and fast during the final approach, which resulted in an improper landing flare and a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN16FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA373.md): Cessna 182 · Ephraim, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2016 · N2012F · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to execute a maneuvering approach at low altitude during night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB GAA16CA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA484.md): Cessna 182 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2016 · N90391 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to reduce the throttle during the landing roll resulting in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA16FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA100.md): Cessna 182 · Mobile, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2016 · N784CP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight weather planning which resulted the pilot's…
- [NTSB ERA14LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA072.md): Cessna 182T · Burlington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2013 · N963CP · Substantial damage
  > A loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident condition of the elevator control system.
- [NTSB WPR13LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA286.md): Cessna 182T · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2013 · N411CP · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots’ failure to maintain a proper visual lookout while taxiing during nighttime conditions, which resulted in an on-ground collision.
- [NTSB CEN13FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA269.md): Cessna 182T · Fredericksburg, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 2013 · N6197H · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while transitioning from instrument to visual flight while still in instrument conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB CEN13LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA258.md): Cessna 182T · Delta, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 2013 · N2012Y · Substantial damage
  > The loss of propeller control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the airplane’s subsequent collision with power lines during the forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA11CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA270.md): Cessna 182T · East Hampton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2011 · N428LB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA10CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA253.md): Cessna 182T · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2010 · N935FA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control while landing with a gusting wind.
- [NTSB WPR09CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA469.md): Cessna 182 · Parowan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2009 · N1040D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN09LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA247.md): Cessna 182T · Stigler, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 2009 · N1491D · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off with 40-degrees of flaps and with a tailwind.
- [NTSB ERA09CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA017.md): Cessna 182T · Manchester, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2008 · N771CP · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB DEN07CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA128.md): Cessna 182T · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2007 · N1049V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.
- [NTSB FTW03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA114.md): Cessna 182S · Fayetteville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2003 · N97TD · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to fly a stabilized, published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Factors were the low clouds and night conditions.
- [NTSB CHI00LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA304.md): Cessna 182S · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2000 · N97TD · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and his failure to go-around.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41808'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41808

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