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
10 Mar 1968	Cessna 182B N2511G	Morganton, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
19 Feb 1968	Cessna 182B N7203E	St.louis, Missouri, United States approximate position	Peter Davidson	Fatal	1
5 Jan 1968	Cessna 182 N9382X	Kemah, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
31 Dec 1967	Cessna 182 N681JF	Idaho Spring, Colorado, United States not on the map	Judson Flying	Fatal	1
19 Nov 1967	Cessna 182 N5506B	Apartado, South America not on the map	-	Fatal	1
21 Oct 1967	Cessna 182B N7118E	Colton, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
24 Sep 1967	Cessna 182 N5403B	Rockledge, Florida, United States approximate position	Skyway Aviatio	Fatal	1
20 Aug 1967	Cessna 182 N5403B	Rockledge, Florida, United States approximate position	Skyway Aviatio	Fatal	1
28 Mar 1967	Cessna 182B N23F	Caliente, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
2 Mar 1967	Cessna 182G N2344R	Oroville, California, United States approximate position	Feather River	Fatal	1
15 Feb 1967	Cessna 182F N3235U	Sikeston Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
4 Dec 1966	Cessna 182 N8612T	Ponca City Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Ponca Flyers	Fatal	1
9 Nov 1966	Cessna 182 N3247S	Lamar Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
4 Nov 1966	Cessna 182 N1972X	Tarpon Spring Fla, Florida, United States not on the map	American Aviat	Fatal	1
27 Oct 1966	Cessna 182 N8829T	Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
27 May 1966	Cessna 182 N3215U	Hyannis Neb, Nebraska, United States approximate position	England@S and	Fatal	1
19 Mar 1966	Cessna 182 N8958T	Campton, New Hampshire, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
8 Mar 1966	Cessna 182B N7254E	Santa Cruz Is Cal, California, United States not on the map	Bassett Compan	Fatal	1
12 Jan 1966	Cessna 182E N3399Y	Fordyce Ark, Arkansas, United States approximate position	CF Moser Co.	Fatal	1
1 Dec 1965	Cessna 182 N2430R	Stock, California, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
7 Oct 1965	Cessna 182B N2300G	Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1965	Cessna 182C N8536T	Forks Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	Bemis Refrig	Fatal	1
3 May 1965	Cessna 182A N9987T	8S Cheyenne Wyo, Wyoming, United States not on the map	WYO Westrn Oil	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1965	Cessna 182 N8722X	Lafayette la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
10 Jan 1965	Cessna 182 N8476T	Peoria Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	Mt Hawley Avia	Fatal	1
28 Nov 1964	Cessna 182A N6125B	Loma Alta Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
22 Nov 1964	Cessna 182A N4996D	Pikesville Ky, Kentucky, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
5 Nov 1964	Cessna 182 N5935B	San Lorenzo Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
4 Sep 1964	Cessna 182C N8745T	Parker Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
16 Aug 1964	Cessna 182 N5436B	Elko Nev, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
23 Jun 1964	Cessna 182 N4043D	Oceanport Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
20 Jun 1964	Cessna 182A N5989B	Woodland Pk Colo, Colorado, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
1 Apr 1964	Cessna 182 N6447A	Wichita Falls Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
17 Jan 1964	Cessna 182 N7206E	Brookwood Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
13 Jan 1964	Cessna 182 N8867X	Fresno Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Jan 1964	Cessna 182F N3343U	Thernopolis Wyo, Wyoming, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	1
20 Jun 2026	Cessna 182S N7270H	Naples, Florida, United States	Sundowners Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Jun 2026	Cessna 182Q N828PB	Beaver, Alaska, United States	Charles Kinard	No injuries	-
28 May 2026	Cessna 182 N2056X	Dickinson, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 May 2026	Cessna 182P N86289	Northport, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 May 2026	Cessna 182P N1355S	Bennett, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
4 May 2026	Cessna 182 N9069X	Lancaster, Ohio, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Apr 2026	Cessna 182Q N759AP	Lutz, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 2026	Cessna 182 N6569M	Houston, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 2026	Cessna 182 N2406R	Pucallpa, Peru approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Mar 2026	Cessna 182M N71518	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States	Northern Arizona 182 Flying Guys LLC	Minor injuries	-
21 Feb 2026	Cessna 182 N7276V	Golden, Missouri, United States	Legends Air Center LLC	No injuries	-
16 Feb 2026	Cessna 182G N515CL	Quail Heights, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
31 Jan 2026	Cessna 182 PT-OIK	Carumba, Brazil	-	Minor injuries	-
3 Nov 2025	Cessna 182P N1303S	San Andreas, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-