# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182: Loss of control - in flight

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 FTW04TA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04TA219.md): Cessna 182Q · Lamar, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 22, 2004 · N10HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high wind.
- [NTSB CHI98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA135.md): Cessna C-182 · Emporia, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1998 · N5305B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors contributing to this accident were the strong crosswind and the wind gusts.
- [NTSB FTW94FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA028.md): Cessna 182P · Marlow, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1993 · N182JS · Destroyed
  > An inoperative vacuum system, an inoperative turn & bank indicator, and an inoperative directional gyro, which resulted in an inability of the pilot to control the airplane after it encountered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to…
- [NTSB CHI94LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA028.md): Cessna 182 · Belleville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1993 · N6353A · Destroyed
  > was wind information not used by the pilot-in-command and a resultant exceeding of the airplane's performance capabilities.
- [NTSB FTW92FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA048.md): Cessna 182 · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1991 · N5530B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control. Factors were the dark night, pilot's apprehension, pilot's lack of instrument experience, spatial disorientation, poor instrument location, visual perception and inadequate cockpit lighting.
- [NTSB NYC91LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA252.md): Cessna 182 · Hadley, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1991 · N6316A · Destroyed
  > An inflight loss of control due to entanglement of a prematurely deployed parachute in the elevator.
- [NTSB ANC91FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA107.md): Cessna 182 · Takotna, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1991 · N5663B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation while attempting to operate under visual flight rules while in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB CHI90FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA240.md): Cessna 182 · Marine City, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1990 · N5373B · Destroyed
  > Pilot-in-command's ostentation display resulted in his failure to maintain flying sped, and a subsequent stall.
- [NTSB ATL87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA079.md): Cessna 182 · Waycross, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1987 · N3871D · Destroyed
  > During a normal approach to a sod strip, the pilot reported that the gusty wind condition ceased and the acft stalled to the ground short of the intended landing area. The pilot was not able to recover from the sinking condition. The impact caused substantial…

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072702')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072702&occurrence=250

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