# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182Q, 2004

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 LAX05FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA023.md): Cessna 182Q · Lebec, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2004 · N95902 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were mountainous terrain, low ceilings, and turbulence.
- [NTSB CHI04FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA284.md): Cessna 182Q · Morris, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2004 · N735VY · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation that resulted flight into night instrument meteorological conditions and a subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night experience and the low cloud ceiling at…
- [NTSB NYC04CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA180.md): Cessna 182Q · Pence Springs, WV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2004 · N24VV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in a hard landing and gear collapse.
- [NTSB NYC04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA156.md): Cessna 182Q · Brighton Beach, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2004 · N6550F · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA04FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA060.md): Cessna 182Q · Santiam Junc., OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2004 · N96719 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall while attempting a low-level crossing of a ridge from the leeward to the windward side. Factors include low-level maneuvering, strong gusty winds, and downdrafts.
- [NTSB CHI04FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA071.md): Cessna 182Q · Rozel, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2004 · N735RD · Destroyed
  > The inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, the spatial disorientation, and aircraft control not maintained by the pilot during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were the night instrument meteorological conditions due to low…
- [NTSB DEN04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA039.md): Cessna 182Q · St. George, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2004 · N5202N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2004
  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&year=2004

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