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
24 Aug 1980	Cessna 182G N2323R	Ludington, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
28 Jul 1980	Cessna 182Q N759SS	Vidalia, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Ferriday Motor	Fatal	1
11 Mar 1980	Cessna 182RG N76064	Ordway, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1980	Cessna 182K N48G	Hartsville, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Columbia Gulf	Fatal	1
12 Feb 1980	Cessna 182F N3591Y	Greenwood, Indiana, United States approximate position	Skyway Airport	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1979	Cessna 182 N5393B	Story, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Dec 1979	Cessna 182S N3594U	Womack, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
29 Oct 1979	Cessna 182P N1987M	Farmington, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
15 Oct 1979	Cessna 182L N42641	MacKs Inn, Idaho, United States not on the map	Gallatin Valle	Fatal	1
22 Jun 1979	Cessna 182Q N456LH	Dawson, North Dakota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
17 May 1979	Cessna 182P N78744	Eastover, South Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
3 May 1979	Cessna 182P N6191F	Lodi, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
30 Apr 1979	Cessna 182Q N759EZ	Quilcene, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1979	Cessna 182Q N735JH	Granite, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
27 Feb 1979	Cessna 182P N9897E	Weston, Texas, United States approximate position	Sellers Aviati	Fatal	1
17 Jan 1979	Cessna 182P N8483M	Seattle, Washington, United States approximate position	Seattle Air CH	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1978	Cessna 182 N71206	Panama, New York, United States approximate position	Chautauqa Flig	Fatal	1
5 Dec 1978	Cessna 182 N7535N	Union, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Shelton Flying	Fatal	1
10 Nov 1978	Cessna 182A N5895B	Reno, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Oct 1978	Cessna 182 N759TU	Monterey, California, United States approximate position	Bridgeford Fly	Fatal	1
15 Sep 1978	Cessna 182 N9237G	Dupont, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
21 Aug 1978	Cessna 182Q N759LZ	Eureka, California, United States approximate position	SAC Aero	Fatal	1
1 Jul 1978	Cessna 182 N2341G	San Diego, California, United States approximate position	Consair Flying	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1978	Cessna 182A N2719G	Featherville, Idaho, United States approximate position	Nampa Aero CLU	Fatal	1
24 May 1978	Cessna 182E N99LJ	Dierks, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
12 May 1978	Cessna 182Q N735MB	Linville, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Seven Springs	Fatal	1
1 May 1978	Cessna 182G N2319R	Berrien Spring, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
22 Apr 1978	Cessna 182P N8128M	Adrian, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
7 Apr 1978	Cessna 182P N52317	Ferriday, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Loch Leven PTN	Fatal	1
26 Mar 1978	Cessna 182F N3108U	Half Moon Bay, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
3 Feb 1978	Cessna 182A N2210G	Los Angeles, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
29 Jan 1978	Cessna 182 N5472B	Turlock, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
26 Jan 1978	Cessna 182 N6453F	St Johns, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
25 Jan 1978	Cessna 182Q N735ML	Colfax, Washington, United States approximate position	Magee Aviation	Fatal	1
29 Nov 1977	Cessna 182M N71026	Hill City, South Dakota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
23 Nov 1977	Cessna 182 N2686R	Richmond, Virginia, United States approximate position	B&F Skyrovers	Fatal	1
30 Oct 1977	Cessna 182J N3531F	Buckeye, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
30 Sep 1977	Cessna 182P N1833M	Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
4 Sep 1977	Cessna 182Q N444SP	East Tawas, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
22 Aug 1977	Cessna 182 N3256U	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Aug 1977	Cessna 182P N52358	Austin, Texas, United States approximate position	Southwest Acft	Fatal	1
3 Aug 1977	Cessna 182D N9127X	Cusseta, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
31 Jul 1977	Cessna 182P N7008Q	Reno, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
29 Jul 1977	Cessna 182Q N182DM	Elk City, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1977	Cessna 182 N5478B	Bryson City, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
15 May 1977	Cessna 182B N2454G	Trinidad, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
22 Apr 1977	Cessna 182M N91622	Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Capitol Flying	Fatal	1
12 Feb 1977	Cessna 182 N9961T	Lively, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
3 Feb 1977	Cessna 182H N1840X	Tuscon, Arizona, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
3 Jan 1977	Cessna 182 N86292	Pagosa Springs Co, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1