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 Bridgeford Fly 4

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
5 Nov 1969	Cessna 182B N2795G	Watertown, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
15 Oct 1969	Cessna 182L N3379R	Dana, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
11 Oct 1969	Cessna 182M N70696	Mazomanie, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Frickleton SCH	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1969	Cessna 182A N4072D	Alturas, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
29 Aug 1969	Cessna 182 N42981	Salt Flat, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1969	Cessna 182 N3117R	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported not on the map	-	Fatal	2
9 Jun 1969	Cessna 182E N2960Y	East Bank, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Charleston SQU	Fatal	2
1 Dec 1968	Cessna 182 N7100E	Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Mercury Aviati	Fatal	2
24 Sep 1968	Cessna 182B N2316G	Olathe, Kansas, United States approximate position	Hi-Lo Flying C	Fatal	2
19 Jul 1968	Cessna 182H N2051X	Lathrop Wells, Nevada, United States not on the map	Skylane Fliers	Fatal	2
1 Jul 1968	Cessna 182 N3204S	Jarbidge, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1968	Cessna 182D N8836X	Wells, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1968	Cessna 182 N3195Q	Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Emery Aviation	Fatal	2
25 Mar 1968	Cessna 182 N2684R	Polson, Montana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1968	Cessna 182 N2623F	Potters Cove, Rhode Island, United States not on the map	Viking Airways	Fatal	2
29 Feb 1968	Cessna 182A N3790D	Medina, Ohio, United States approximate position	Lynwood Corp	Fatal	2
18 Feb 1968	Cessna 182J N3000F	Bunnell, Florida, United States approximate position	Telephone Cont	Fatal	2
26 Nov 1967	Cessna 182D N8738X	Rayville, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
24 Oct 1967	Cessna 182H N1824X	Collinsville, Illinois, United States approximate position	KEN Cothern AI	Fatal	2
21 Sep 1967	Cessna 182 N6362A	Rothsville, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1967	Cessna 182D N9096X	Grenola, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1967	Cessna 182 N3546U	Tangier, Virginia, United States approximate position	Menhaden Flyin	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1967	Cessna 182J N3047F	Idaho Sprgs, Colorado, United States approximate position	Torbet Aircraf	Fatal	2
21 May 1967	Cessna 182C N34271	Hawthorne, California, United States approximate position	Flying Times	Fatal	2
15 Feb 1967	Cessna 182 N3796U	Youngstown, Ohio, United States approximate position	Vercoa Air SER	Fatal	2
14 Feb 1967	Cessna 182C N8674T	Plymouth, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
4 Feb 1967	Cessna 182H N1897X	Washington Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Midwest Air SE	Fatal	2
23 Nov 1966	Cessna 182H N2047X	Frances Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	Palos Verdes A	Fatal	2
23 Oct 1966	Cessna 182B N2556G	Burnet Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
8 May 1966	Cessna 182H N2457X	Robins Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1966	Cessna 182G N2141R	Maysville Ky, Kentucky, United States approximate position	CH Arnold Dist	Fatal	2
22 Dec 1965	Cessna 182 N9944B	Laveen Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	Mather Aero CL	Fatal	2
5 Nov 1965	Cessna 182H N1850X	Moore Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Comanche Flyin	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1965	Cessna 182 N4010D	Marthon-Key W Fla, Florida, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	2
27 Aug 1965	Cessna 182 N2905Y	Prineville Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	Powell Flng SV	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1965	Cessna 182 N2402G	Burlington, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Burlnton Fly C	Fatal	2
31 May 1965	Cessna 182 N3126U	Indianapolis Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1965	Cessna 182E N9314X	Needville Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1965	Cessna 182C N8784T	Wrightwood Calif, California, United States approximate position	Rajay Corp	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1965	Cessna 182 N5104D	Unity Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	J R Simplot Co	Fatal	2
17 Dec 1964	Cessna 182G N3283S	Kasson W Va, West Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
25 Jul 1964	Cessna 182A N3793D	Juneau Alaska, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1964	Cessna 182A N4029D	Mineral, Washington, United States approximate position	Jims Aircraft	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1964	Cessna 182 N8821X	Wells Nev, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
15 Jan 1964	Cessna 182C N9023T	Horicon Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
12 Jul 2026	Cessna 182 N43TB	Piseco, New York, United States	-	Fatal	1
3 May 2026	Cessna 182 TG-JEB	Santa Cruz Barillas, Guatemala not on the map	-	Fatal	1
16 Apr 2025	Cessna 182 PT-IVN	Oriximina, Brazil approximate position	-	Fatal	1
26 Oct 2024	Cessna 182Q N8883X	Rose Hill, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	1
26 Oct 2024	Cessna 182P VH-APN	The Oaks, Australia approximate position	-	Fatal	1