# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182R: 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 DEN07FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA140.md): Cessna 182R · Dayton, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2007 · N6109N · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in mountainous terrain due to gusty wind conditions, and lee side turbulence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, and his failure to…
- [NTSB DEN07FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA053.md): Cessna 182R · Waltman, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2007 · N9937H · Destroyed
  > the pilot's continued visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper preflight and…
- [NTSB DEN05FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA011.md): Cessna 182R · Idaho Springs, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2004 · N9437H · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain, and his inadequate planning and decision making resulting in VFR flight into IMC. Contributing factors include the pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at his destination, the low ceiling and the fog.
- [NTSB BFO92FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA133.md): Cessna 182R · Westerly, RI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1992 · N5533N · Destroyed
  > Inadvertent VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, self-induced pressure…
- [NTSB SEA92FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA105.md): Cessna 182R · Garrison, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1992 · N8267E · Destroyed
  > Poor inflight planning/decision. Factors to the accident were: icing conditions, dark night, flight into known adverse weather and an inadequate weather evaluation.
- [NTSB DEN88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA073.md): Cessna 182R · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1988 · N9393H · Substantial damage
  > The instrument rated pvt plt was completing a personal IFR flight from telluride, Colorado, to Colorado springs, Colorado, with three pax. The destination wx went below IFR minimums prior to the flight's arrival and the aircraft diverted to Pueblo, Colorado,…
- [NTSB SEA87LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA052.md): Cessna 182R II · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1987 · N9322X · Substantial damage
  > Plt attempted instrument approach in conditions conducive to structural icing; I.e., fog, light snow, temp 32F. Acft not equipped for deice. Structural ice accretion during approach and climb-out following missed approach degraded acft performance so that…
- [NTSB LAX84FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA142.md): Cessna 182R · Yorba Linda, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1984 · N9456H · Destroyed
  > The acft was seen to descend in a near-vertical high speed descent out of the clouds and disappear into a canyon. A search party found the acft on the floor of the canyon. The acft had departed an arpt 18 miles away on a VFR x-country flight. Investigation…
- [NTSB MKC84FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA002.md): Cessna 182R · Springfield, MO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1983 · N5191E · Destroyed
  > At 2346 CDT, Kansas city center provided the 2251 CDT Springfield wx & advsed the plt to expect vectors for an apch to rwy 1. Vectors were provided until 0006;50 CDT, when center advised that radar contact was lost, 3 mi south of the outer marker compass…
- [NTSB FTW83FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA226.md): Cessna 182R · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 10, 1983 · N5134E · Destroyed
  > At 2006 CDT, before departing san antonio, TX, the plt obtained a wx breifing. At that time, he was advised to expect VFR conditions on his flt to san marcos, TX, but IFR conditions were expected when he planned to return at about midnight. The plt flew to…

## 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 ('2072731')
    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=2072731&occurrence=240

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