# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182Q, MT

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 WPR22LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA024.md): Cessna 182Q · St Ignatius, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 24, 2021 · N25WX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA529.md): Cessna 182 · Fairfield, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2017 · N735KQ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to secure the right fuel cap during the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport hard landing.
- [NTSB SEA99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA102.md): Cessna 182Q · Conner, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1999 · N759MZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to take off on an unsuitable runway surface due to standing water on the runway. Factors include standing water on the airstrip.
- [NTSB SEA92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA146.md): Cessna 182Q · Melstone, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1992 · N97046 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate in flight planning/decision. Factors to the accident were: unsuitable terrain was selected, rough/uneven terrain and a go around was not performed.
- [NTSB SEA91FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA258.md): Cessna 182Q · Lincoln, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1991 · N759SN · Destroyed
  > The improper inflight planning/decision by the pilot to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors relating to the accident were the mountainous terrain in the area, and the low ceilings and clouds obscuring the mountains.
- [NTSB DEN84LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA268.md): Cessna 182Q · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1984 · N759LD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was landing with a 30 degree left crosswind of 15 knots, gusting to 27 knots. On touchdown, the acft veered off the runway and nosed over. The pilot cited more crosswind training and practice as preventative actions.
- [NTSB DEN83LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA142.md): Cessna 182Q · Hysham, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1983 · N7506S · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he aborted his x-country flt due to IMC ahead. While returning to billings, MT, oil & smoke started coming from the eng compartment & oil covered his windshield. The eng began losing power, so he shut it down. While making an emergency…
- [NTSB DEN83LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA113.md): Cessna 182Q · Townsend, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1983 · N759LW · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over in a plowed field off the end of the rwy during an attempted aborted takeoff. The acft had departed one arpt and landed again at a private strip to onload a passenger clothes bag. The landing was uphill into the wind. There was no windsock…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072732'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072732&state=MT

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