# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182N: 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 CHI06CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA156.md): Cessna 182N · Cooperstown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2006 · N9073G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of directional control while landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind condition, the high vegetation which the airplane contacted, and the high…
- [NTSB CHI03LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA020.md): Cessna 182N · Wheatfield, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2002 · N253R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind condition. Factors to the accident were the gusting wind condition and the inadvertent stall at a low altitude.
- [NTSB IAD01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA045.md): Cessna 182N · Cedarville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2001 · N9174G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. A factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB IAD98FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA097.md): Cessna 182N · Painesville, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1998 · N9282G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering back toward the runway resulting in an inadvertent stall. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in his failure to secure the oil filler cap. A…
- [NTSB LAX97LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA252.md): Cessna 182N · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1997 · N9099G · Substantial damage
  > Failure of maintenance personnel to adequately repair the pitch trim system and ensure that it was properly rigged, and the pilot's failure to maintain pitch control due to the distraction at liftoff of the mistrim condition.
- [NTSB LAX95LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA329.md): Cessna 182N · Mariposa, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1995 · N9088G · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the attempted go-around, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush.
- [NTSB LAX94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA184.md): Cessna 182N · Kerman, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1994 · N9124G · Substantial damage
  > An exhaust gas leak, due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in carbon monoxide poisoning, incapacition of the pilot, and loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB DEN93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA057.md): Cessna 182N · Durango, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1993 · N773JB · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent stall. A factor was: downdrafts and the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather.
- [NTSB DEN91FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA116.md): Cessna 182N · Climax, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1991 · N76AM · Substantial damage
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the non-rated pilot and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's lack of qualification.
- [NTSB DEN90LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA130.md): Cessna 182N · Condon, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1990 · N8961G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX88LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA195.md): Cessna 182N · Prescott, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1988 · N8918G · Substantial damage
  > At the end of a cross country flight, while on final approach, the pilot reported that a sudden wind gust brought the nose up and the aircraft drifted right. Before the pilot could correct the situation, the aircraft stalled. The aircraft dropped to the…
- [NTSB NYC85FHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHA02.md): Cessna 182N · Manville, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 3, 1985 · N91636 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he preflighted the acft, made a normal run-up & took off on rwy 25 which had 'some ice.' Shortly after lift-off, the acft stalled & crashed. Witnesses stated that there was substantial ice on top of the wings.
- [NTSB ANC84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA068.md): Cessna 182N · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 14, 1984 · N9096G · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff, the acft lifted off at about mid-field, then it touched down & became airborne again before it crashed. It came to rest in an inverted position, 1017 ft beyond the end of the rwy. No abnormalities of the eng were found other than impact…

## 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 ('2072730')
    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=2072730&occurrence=250

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