Cessna 182 accidents

The NTSB database holds 6,261 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 182, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 1,042 of them were fatal (17%), and 2,089 people died.

The deadliest year was 1975, with 74 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,032 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Brazil.

302 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 3,520 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

6,261

Records

1,042

Fatal

2,089

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 5,959 of 6,261 can be placed (3,520 approximate)

By decade

1960s 1,417

1970s 1,768

1980s 1,072

1990s 709

2000s 600

2010s 440

2020s 255

Where these happened

United States 6,043 Mexico 73 Brazil 16 Canada 15 Venezuela 11 Australia 10

Operators involved

Civil Air Patrol 12 Lease-A-Plane 9 Civil Air Patrol, Inc. 8 Yingling Aircr 6 Condor Aero CL 5 Amarillo Flyin 4

All 6,261 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
9 Apr 1966	Cessna 182 N2616F	Douglas Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1966	Cessna 182G N2181R	Port Angeles Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1966	Cessna 182A N2120G	Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States approximate position	Tooele Flyers	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1966	Cessna 182E N2889Y	San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Ragsdale Aviat	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1966	Cessna 182 N2402X	New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Apr 1966	Cessna 182 N3510U	Tiburon Is.mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1966	Cessna 182 N2636F	Cincinnati Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	Cincy Air Atvs	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N5648B	Medford Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N9215X	Birmingham Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N8424S	Rancho Mirage Cal, California, United States approximate position	West Coast AVI	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1966	Cessna 182F N3653U	Coalinga Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N2140R	Huntsville Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	COX, Dobbs, FOW	No injuries	-
25 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N5616B	Tonapah Nev, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N8503T	Florence Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	Muscle SHL AVN	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N2195G	Florence Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	Tenn Valley AV	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N2057R	Columbus Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	Lane Avtn	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1966	Cessna 182A N5922B	Marshall Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N3455U	Baker Calif, California, United States approximate position	Mutual Air SER	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N2675F	Dalhart Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Cook FLG Serv	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N5532B	Watertown Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N8524S	Camillus Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N3279U	Angleton Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Flight Lease	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N3125S	Willoughby Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1966	Cessna 182H N1816X	Morton Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Vroman Avtn	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N3247S	Pubeblo Colo, Colorado, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
5 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N6457A	Wichita Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N5114D	Eldordo Tex, Texas, United States not on the map	SW Acft Sales	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N2384G	Toms River Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Patuxent Acft	No injuries	-
1 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N8356S	Pelahatchie Miss, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N282E	Loreto Mexico, Mexico not on the map	Santa Paula FL	No injuries	-
25 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N3123Y	Little Rock Ark, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Burton Aircraf	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N9109X	Zapata Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	American Flite	Minor injuries	-
20 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N8761X	Gooding Id, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N4089D	Merced Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1966	Cessna 182A N3882D	Mitchell Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Feb 1966	Cessna 182G N2139R	Springfield Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	Flyers Fore	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1966	Cessna 182E N2982Y	Ft Collins Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N4907D	Middleton Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N6065B	Marlboro Mass, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Hanscom Aero	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N9004X	Bonner Sprng Kans, Kansas, United States not on the map	K.c.pilots CLU	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N3882D	Mitchell Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N2179G	Siloam Spgs Ark, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N4829D	Panaca Nev, Nevada, United States approximate position	Eastland Acft	No injuries	-
1 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N3239Y	Doylestown Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1966	Cessna 182 N3141U	Mulege Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
20 Jan 1966	Cessna 182E N2854Y	Raleigh Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Cannon Acft SL	No injuries	-
16 Jan 1966	Cessna 182B N2667G	Stockbridge Ga, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Jan 1966	Cessna 182 N1812X	Wurtsboro Ny, New York, United States approximate position	Teterboro Acft	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1966	Cessna 182A N4096A	Calif City Calif, California, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1966	Cessna 182H N1986X	Boscobel Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-