# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182M: 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 DEN05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA067.md): Cessna 182M · Cortez, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 8, 2005 · N92112 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making, the crosswind and the gusty surface winds.
- [NTSB FTW93FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA168.md): Cessna 182M · Hebbronville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 30, 1993 · N91633 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued flight into IMC conditions. Factors were the low cieling and dark night conditions.
- [NTSB DEN87LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA163.md): Cessna 182M · Livingston, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1987 · N70952 · Substantial damage
  > The plt and an observer were conducting a search and rescue flt near the face of crazy mountain. The plt reported encountering a downdraft and the acft inadvertently stalled. The acft hit trees near the ridge line.
- [NTSB LAX87LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA180.md): Cessna 182M · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1987 · N71736 · Substantial damage
  > At the end of a pleasure cross country flt, while on long final to the rwy, the plt had to add pwr to compensate for a crosswind. Prior to reaching short final the plt had reduced pwr again. Upon reaching the threshold, the acft was aprx 300 ft AGL. The plt…
- [NTSB CHI86LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA224.md): Cessna 182M · Quincy, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1986 · N71650 · Substantial damage
  > According to the ATC report, N71650 indicated he would use the ILS rwy 04 and circle to rwy 18. The plt stated that he was in and out of fog while on downwind for rwy 18 and that he then encountered a 'bank of ground fog' as he turned short final. According…
- [NTSB FTW85LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA269.md): Cessna 182 · Pearsall, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1985 · N200KH · Substantial damage
  > A commercially rated CFI departed on a part 135 air taxi flt, but encountered deteriorating weather conditions. Circling his destination he reported that rain clouds closed in. Anticipating that he would be unable to file IFR in the air, he elected to land in…
- [NTSB ATL84LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA081.md): Cessna 182M · Dalton, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1984 · N91625 · Substantial damage
  > Plt received a wx briefing aprx 1 hr prior to flt during which '...a chance of light icing' was forecast. Aprx 30 mins after takeoff at 6000 ft MSL light rain was encountered. The plt stated that a small amount of ice began to form on the strut and he…
- [NTSB ATL83LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA089.md): Cessna 182M · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1983 · N70872 · Substantial damage
  > During arrival, the pilot entered the traffic to land at owens field, an uncontrolled airport. He stated that the wind sock was limp despite a weather briefing to expect northwesterly winds at 8 to 20 KTS. He stated that he had allowed for strong winds by…
- [NTSB ANC82DAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG16.md): Cessna 182M · Bethel, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Jan 25, 1982 · N71734 · Destroyed
  > The pilot filed a VFR, round robin, flight plan. When the time on the flight plan had elapsed, a search was initiated. Later, the plane was found where it had crashed on a frozen lake surrounded by low terrain. An examination of the wreckage revealed that the…

## 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 ('2072728')
    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=2072728&occurrence=240

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