# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182E: In flight encounter with weather

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 DEN00FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA053.md): Cessna 182E · El Prado, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2000 · N2988Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation in that he initiated flight into known adverse weather, and continued VFR flight into IMC to the point where remedial action was not possible. Factors were the weather conditions that included snow, low…
- [NTSB SEA99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA150.md): Cessna 182E · Ryegate, MT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1999 · N2886Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors include low ceilings and inadequate in-flight planning.
- [NTSB CHI96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA094.md): Cessna 182 · Odell, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1996 · N3243Y · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, probably due to spatial disorientation of the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, reduced visibility due to the weather…
- [NTSB ATL91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA031.md): Cessna 182E · Saluda, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1990 · N9383X · Destroyed
  > The continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factor were fog, rain, and low ceiling.
- [NTSB DEN83FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA084.md): Cessna 182 · Huntsville, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1983 · N9377X · Substantial damage
  > The afct collided with a tree and crashed during a go-around. The weather was IMC and the pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The pilot received a weather briefing and was told that VFR flt, on his intended route, was not recommended due to low…
- [NTSB FTW82FRG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG30.md): Cessna 182E · Armstrong, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · May 10, 1982 · N9330X · Destroyed
  > Before taking off, the pilot reviewed the weather in person at the college station fss, but declined an official weather briefing. He departed in good VFR conditions and flew into an area of known and forcasted low ceilings. While en route, his flight path…

## 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 ('2072712')
    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" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072712&occurrence=240

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