# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182C: 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 SEA07FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA119.md): Cessna 182C · Marion, MT · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 12, 2007 · N8771T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to reverse direction. Factors included the airplane exceeding its maximum gross takeoff weight, the improper preflight by the pilot by not securing an oil cap, the low altitude, and an…
- [NTSB NYC04FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA137.md): Cessna 182C · Kutztown, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2004 · N8681T · Destroyed
  > The towplane pilot's failure to maintain a climb while towing a glider for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the early release of the glider and the tow plane's subsequent impact with trees.
- [NTSB FTW01LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA206.md): Cessna 182 · Gladewater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2001 · N8641T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions while maneuvering, which resulted in her spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA114.md): Cessna 182C · Brownfield, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 2000 · N9055T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention toward people on the ground.
- [NTSB SEA97FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA201.md): Cessna 182C · Bremerton, WA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1997 · N9015T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a climbing turn at low altitude, resulting in a stall and impact with terrain. A factor was the pilot exceeding the aircraft's maximum takeoff gross weight limitation.
- [NTSB LAX93LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA322.md): Cessna 182C · Tinian (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1993 · N8885T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to retract the flaps during the initial climb, and, his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB MIA84FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA176.md): Cessna 182C · Cedar Key, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1984 · N8592T · Destroyed
  > The plt rotated the acft at 45 mph & lifted off at aprx 6O mph. The acft climbed to about tree top level, then it mushed as it drifted to the left. The left wing hit a tree & the acft cartwheeled & crashed. The plt said he did not compute a weight & balance…

## 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 ('2072708')
    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=2072708&occurrence=250

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