NTSB investigations: Cessna 182L

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 182L, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 182L per year, 1983–2026: 9 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 ('2072726')
      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\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DFW07CA127Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182L · Cheneyville, LAThe loss of engine power while climbing due to the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain at the forced landing site.Jun 2, 2007 · N3356R · Substantial damageNTSB DFW06CA117Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182L · Covington, LAThe total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.May 2, 2006 · N42336 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA02LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Boca Raton, FLThe pilot's failure to perform a proper preflight inspection and refueling of the aircraft, resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a collision with a road sign during the emergency landing.Jan 25, 2002 · N182JM · Substantial damageNTSB FTW95LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Oklahoma City, OKFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Jul 16, 1995 · N42712 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Bullhead City, AZThe pilot's preflight planning/preparation and fuel calculations were poor.Apr 30, 1990 · N42748 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA047Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · La Junta, COThe engine quit during cruise flt at 8,500 feet MSL. During the emergency landing to unsuitable terrain, the acft nosed over. The plt had flown 5 hours on this flt. The long range fuel tanks had been installed with the filler ports inboard, limiting the total…Jan 28, 1987 · N3439R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85LA122Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Falmouth, KYDuring flt in IMC conditions at 9000 ft MSL, the plt noted a loss of airspeed indications. He requested & received clearance to descend. During the descent, he elected to divert & received vectors for a nearby arpt. However, when he attempted to level off,…Mar 24, 1985 · N42616 · DestroyedNTSB CHI84LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · New Hudson, MIShortly after leveling off at 3000 ft the cabin of the acft filled with smoke and the acft lost all oil pressure. Shortly after this the engine quit. During the forced landing in a corn field the acft nosed over. During a post accident investigation it was…Mar 26, 1984 · N42855 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83FA095Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Weyers Cave, VAThe acft crashed after takeoff when the engine lost power. The acft had not been flown for several months. An instructorwas invited on the extended cross-country to help the pilot who also had not flown for some time. During the pre-flight a considerable…Feb 3, 1983 · N3440R · Destroyed