# NTSB CEN25LA295: Cessna 182P, N8243M, Bolivar, MO, July 28, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: July 28, 2025, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Coordinates: 37.599936, -93.351191
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5999&lon=-93.3512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA295
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200664/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA295

## Preliminary report

On July 28, 2025, at about 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N8243M, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Bolivar, Missouri. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that when he advanced the throttle to initiate a taxi away from his hangar, he heard a loud popping sound immediately followed by flames both inside and outside the engine cowling. The pilot quickly closed the fuel shut-off valve, turned the master switch to the off position, and exited towards his nearby vehicle. The airplane was fully engulfed in fire by the time the pilot returned with a fire extinguisher from his vehicle. Postaccident examination revealed an engine fuel primer line melted and fused to the alternator output wire (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Engine Fuel Primer Line (upper) and Alternator Positive Cable (lower) The airplane and associated components were retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Prior to flight: Aircraft maintenance event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 484 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040/sequence.md)
- [Taxi: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md)
- [Taxi: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)
- [Taxi: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8243M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8243M), registered now, S/N 18264572, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264572
- Year built: 1976
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: M17

## Weather

- Wind: 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: KSGF, 22 nm away
- METAR: KSGF 282252Z 28008KT 10SM FEW050 35/22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03500217 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250728010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728010499A), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182P, Bolivar, MO, Destroyed. The pilot reported that when he advanced the throttle to begin taxiing for takeoff, he heard a loud pop from the engine area, and began to see smoke. He shut…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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