NTSB investigations: Cessna 182

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 182, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 182 per year, 1982–2026: 10 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ('2072702')
      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\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX02LA298Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Lucerne Valley, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations.Sep 28, 2002 · N6412A · Substantial damageNTSB NYC02LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Falmouth, KYThe pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor was the snow.Dec 27, 2001 · N660DD · Substantial damageNTSB LAX94LA348Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Orland, CAThe pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures to assure that the fuel selector was in the both fuel tanks position. Fuel starvation and the dark night were factors in this accident.Sep 3, 1994 · N5449B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW93LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Washington, OKLoss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).Mar 26, 1993 · N5520B · DestroyedNTSB FTW92LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Coweta, OKThe total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the darkness of the night and the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing.Jun 5, 1992 · N5381B · Substantial damageNTSB DEN90LA153Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Miles City, MTThe failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent for landing, resulting in a loss of power.Jul 6, 1990 · N5665B · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88LA263Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Ajo, AZThe plt rprtd that while on final apch to land, the eng suddenly lost power. A forced landing was made about 400' short of the rwy. Drg the landing roll, the acft hit a ditch & nosed over. The airplane was disassembled & moved before it was examined by…Jul 18, 1988 · N6223A · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Forsyth, MTThe flt originated at cambridge, id with a planned refueling stop at billings, MT. The plt stated the acft was 'topped off' at cambridge before takeoff. En route, southerly winds were encountered which drifted the acft north, so a refueling stop was made at…Jul 17, 1983 · N5479B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Cuba, MOPilot says aircraft lost power at 200 feet AGL. Forced landing resulted in collision with a tree stump. No reason for engine malfunction found.Oct 10, 1982 · N5829B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA194Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 182 · Madison, INThe pilot reported that he experienced a gradual loss of power on a dark night. The terrain was hilly and covered with trees, and reportedly, the pilot elected to land upwind on the Ohio river. After ditching, the occupants egressed and swam to shore, but the…Jul 4, 1982 · N5584B · Destroyed