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
Where these happened
All 6,261 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1973 | Cessna 182J | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Doer Flingers | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Cessna 182C | Mt.sterling, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Airmo | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1973 | Cessna 182K | Snohomish, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 May 1973 | Cessna 182E | N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 182J | Burnsville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Cessna 182G | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | Farmers Invest | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 1973 | Cessna 182H | Tarboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1973 | Cessna 182L | Aylette, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182N | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Lease-A-Plane | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1972 | Cessna 182K | Eliasville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1972 | Cessna 182 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Seven Nine ECH | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182J | Eldora, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Cessna 182A | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1972 | Cessna 182D | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1972 | Cessna 182J | Redlands, California, United States | Redlands Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 May 1972 | Cessna 182M | Counselor, New Mexico, United States | Totah Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jan 1972 | Cessna 182 | Kibati, Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182G | Fresno, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182M | Reno, Nevada, United States | Alameda Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 1971 | Cessna 182A | Big Bear, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1971 | Cessna 182E | Heflin, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Cessna 182 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1971 | Cessna 182B | Salt Flat, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Cessna 182 | Crewe, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1970 | Cessna 182B | Darlington, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1970 | Cessna 182N | Escalante, Utah, United States | Cessna Employe | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 1970 | Cessna 182H | Shaver Lake, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Cessna 182 | Shoshone, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1970 | Cessna 182G | Oelwein, Iowa, United States | Spencer Skylan | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1970 | Cessna 182L | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Torp Aero Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1970 | Cessna 182 | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1970 | Cessna 182 | Dublin, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Dec 1969 | Cessna 182L | El Cajon, California, United States | Gunnell Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1969 | Cessna 182 | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1969 | Cessna 182K | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1969 | Cessna 182A | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1969 | Cessna 182L | Bridger, Montana, United States | WY Mont Bevera | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1969 | Cessna 182 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | A Bar L Ranch | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jun 1969 | Cessna 182A | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1969 | Cessna 182 | Smithfield, Pennsylvania, United States | Sawmill Equipm | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1969 | Cessna 182A | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1969 | Cessna 182 | Gordo, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 1969 | Cessna 182A | El Cajon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1969 | Cessna 182 | Dunlap, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1969 | Cessna 182C | Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States | Central Ohio F | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1969 | Cessna 182 | Athens, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Cessna 182L | Patagonia, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1968 | Cessna 182K | Rangely, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Cessna 182 | Orogrande, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1968 | Cessna 182 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Seminole Flyin | Fatal | 1 |