Plane Crash List

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Mar 1987 Cessna 182N
N92840
Wissota, Wisconsin, United States Robert W. Stumm Fatal 1
7 Jan 1987 Cessna 182Q
N28MB
Essex, California, United States Carrol W. Kibler Fatal 1
15 Dec 1986 Cessna 182P
N21016
Durand, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
17 Nov 1986 Cessna 182A
N2038G
Bluff City, Kansas, United States - Fatal 1
7 Nov 1986 Cessna 182P
N9124M
Goreville, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
15 Sep 1986 Cessna 182G
N2030R
Brighton, Colorado, United States James R. Bailey Fatal 1
15 May 1986 Cessna 182P
N52911
Bay Minette, Alabama, United States Steve Reynolds Fatal 1
4 Mar 1986 Cessna 182P
N182FW
Tenino, Washington, United States - Fatal 1
20 Feb 1986 Cessna 182P
N1523M
Elyria, Ohio, United States - Fatal 1
18 Jan 1986 Cessna 182
N9331G
Juneau, Alaska, United States - Fatal 1
10 Jan 1986 Cessna 182A
N3948D
Clinton, Iowa, United States - Fatal 1
14 Nov 1985 Cessna 182P
N7036S
Cottonwood, Arizona, United States William L. Boren Fatal 1
5 Sep 1985 Cessna 182B
N2500G
English Bay, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- Fatal 1
5 Aug 1985 Cessna 182Q
N11VS
Walworth, Wisconsin, United States William van Slyck Fatal 1
30 Dec 1984 Cessna 182A
N4963D
Dublin, Virginia, United States - Fatal 1
18 Sep 1984 Cessna 182P
N1939M
Glen Canyon, Utah, United States - Fatal 1
13 Aug 1984 Cessna 182RG
N6612S
Prescott, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
17 Jul 1984 Cessna 182H
N1828X
Elko, Nevada, United States C F Bogdon Fatal 1
7 Apr 1984 Cessna 182P
N1516M
Clarkstown, New York, United States Garrett Miller Fatal 1
20 Feb 1984 Cessna 182P
N91227
Livermore, California, United States - Fatal 1
21 Jan 1984 Cessna 182Q
N96956
Soledad, California, United States Phillip J. McMansmy Fatal 1
27 Oct 1983 Cessna 182Q
N735CP
Columbus, New Mexico, United States Hawthorne Aviation Service Fatal 1
9 Oct 1983 Cessna 182Q
N97845
Near Challis, Idaho, United States - Fatal 1
26 Sep 1983 Cessna 182B
N2531G
Constantine, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
6 Aug 1983 Cessna 182
N6351A
Marseilles, Illinois, United States Prarie Lake Paracenter Fatal 1
14 Apr 1983 Cessna 182P
N333LK
Auburn, California, United States - Fatal 1
5 Apr 1983 Cessna 182
N7439N
Rocky Face, Georgia, United States Aviation Supply Company Fatal 1
31 Mar 1983 Cessna 182A
N2030G
Bethany, Oklahoma, United States GUS O Hollis Fatal 1
19 Mar 1983 Cessna 182
N2646G
Littlefield, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
6 Mar 1983 Cessna 182Q
N96460
Lake Powell, Utah, United States - Fatal 1
6 Feb 1983 Cessna 182P
N5943J
Wenden, Arizona, United States David L. Armstronga Fatal 1
3 Feb 1983 Cessna 182L
N3440R
Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
18 Dec 1982 Cessna 182N
N92612
Ringwood, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
William McCollum, JR. Fatal 1
19 Nov 1982 Cessna 182L
N42562
Mt. Vernon, Arkansas, United States
approximate position
Charles E. Evans Fatal 1
8 Nov 1982 Cessna 182A
N5149D
Orderville, Utah, United States Rudger G. Smith Fatal 1
16 Oct 1982 Cessna 182P
N52333
Conyers, Georgia, United States
approximate position
Lucas, Thomas Clifford II Fatal 1
31 May 1982 Cessna 182
N5056D
Truckee, California, United States
approximate position
Charlie Roeschen Fatal 1
11 Apr 1982 Cessna 182
N9227X
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States K. Frederick Fries Fatal 1
4 Oct 1981 Cessna 182RG
N4875R
La Sal, Utah, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
16 Jul 1981 Cessna 182K
N3172Q
Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States
approximate position
R.j.corman COM Fatal 1
8 Jun 1981 Cessna 182
N9375H
New Virginia, Iowa, United States
approximate position
Air Center Ltd Fatal 1
23 May 1981 Cessna 182
N5529B
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
14 May 1981 Cessna 182
N7407X
La Belle, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
15 Mar 1981 Cessna 182
N5505B
Raeford, North Carolina, United States
approximate position
Raeford Aviati Fatal 1
17 Feb 1981 Cessna 182RG
N4773S
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
approximate position
Univ of ND Fatal 1
7 Feb 1981 Cessna 182B
N2765G
Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States
approximate position
Free Flight de Fatal 1
26 Oct 1980 Cessna 182Q
N735YM
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
15 Oct 1980 Cessna 182K
N2463Q
Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
15 Oct 1980 Cessna 182Q
N735PZ
Ashland, Oregon, United States
approximate position
- Fatal 1
7 Oct 1980 Cessna 182A
N2015G
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
approximate position
Bolton AVN Fatal 1