Cessna T182 Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 64 events recorded from 1982 to 2025.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 07, 2025 | Augusta, AR | N35370 | Fatal (1) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| May 14, 2023 | Albany, WY | N665B | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
The pilot’s decision to conduct flight into an area of icing in an airplane that was prohibited from such conditions, which resulted in exceedance of …The pilot’s decision to conduct flight into an area of icing in an airplane that was prohibited from such conditions, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall/spin, and the pilot’s spatial disorientation while attempting to recover from the loss of control. |
| Mar 07, 2023 | Queets, WA | N24289 | Fatal (1) | destroyed | The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons. |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Houma, LA | N707DA | Fatal (2) | substantial | Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined with the available information. |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Santa Barbara, CA | N157RC | Fatal (1) | destroyed | The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering instrument meteorological conditions. |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Jacareacanga County, BR | PR-ENM | Fatal (2) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Monroe, WI | N1880B | Fatal (4) | destroyed |
Spatial disorientation resulting in a loss of control during the missed approach conducted in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to t…Spatial disorientation resulting in a loss of control during the missed approach conducted in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to execute an instrument approach in weather conditions that were below the approach minimums. |
| Aug 13, 2015 | Oroville, WA | N6289Z | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ selection, for undetermined reasons,…The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ selection, for undetermined reasons, of a route different than the most commonly used route. |
| May 24, 2015 | Carlow, EI | N247P | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Apr 06, 2012 | Ludlow, CA | N5201F | Fatal (1) | substantial |
The in-flight loss of control due to the pilot’s impairment as a result of hypoxia. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s operation of the airp…The in-flight loss of control due to the pilot’s impairment as a result of hypoxia. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s operation of the airplane above 12,500 feet without the aid of supplemental oxygen. |
| Feb 09, 2012 | Lebanon, NH | N6062E | Fatal (1) | substantial |
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a return to the airport after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane con…The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a return to the airport after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control. |
| Nov 09, 2007 | Las Vegas, NV | N881CP | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance/altitude during climb to cruise. Contributing to the accident were rising mountainous te…The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance/altitude during climb to cruise. Contributing to the accident were rising mountainous terrain, the dark nighttime lighting condition, the pilot's loss of situational awareness, and the Federal Aviation Administration controller's failure to issue a terrain-related safety alert. |
| May 27, 2006 | Burney, CA | N451JE | Fatal (3) | destroyed | the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. |
| Jun 20, 2005 | Naples, FL | N53538 | Fatal (1) | substantial |
The pilot continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor wa…The pilot continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot with convective intensity. |
| Apr 12, 2002 | Amarillo, TX | N983HH | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power plant while maneuvering, and his intentional flight into adverse weather conditions. Contrib…The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power plant while maneuvering, and his intentional flight into adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were low clouds, fog, the power plant, and low altitude flight. |
| Dec 10, 1982 | BRIDGEPORT, CA | N6166S | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |