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
5 Sep 1983 Cessna 182F
N3124U
Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States Donald NEB No injuries -
4 Sep 1983 Cessna 182L
N3430R
Santa Paula, California, United States - No injuries -
2 Sep 1983 Cessna 182
N8739T
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States Larry Moore No injuries -
29 Aug 1983 Cessna 182A
N6055B
South Dos Palos, California, United States - Minor injuries -
25 Aug 1983 Cessna 182C
N8596T
New Salem, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
19 Aug 1983 Cessna 182Q
N735DZ
Trinity Center, California, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Aug 1983 Cessna 182
N1388S
Joliet, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
13 Aug 1983 Cessna 182P
N91389
West Milford, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
10 Aug 1983 Cessna 182Q
N771SB
Portland, Texas, United States - No injuries -
7 Aug 1983 Cessna 182Q
N759GM
Hunter, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
2 Aug 1983 Cessna 182E
N2840Y
Agness, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 1983 Cessna 182A
N6386B
Sheridan, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 1983 Cessna 182Q
N735AC
Three Rivers, Texas, United States - No injuries -
29 Jul 1983 Cessna 182
N4985D
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
27 Jul 1983 Cessna 182F
N3518U
Houston, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
25 Jul 1983 Cessna 182G
N3414S
Simpsonville, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
21 Jul 1983 Cessna 182P
N86344
Gunnison, Colorado, United States Travis AFB Aero Club No injuries -
20 Jul 1983 Cessna 182Q
N96742
Turner, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
17 Jul 1983 Cessna 182
N5479B
Forsyth, Montana, United States - No injuries -
16 Jul 1983 Cessna 182Q
N5262N
Orange City, Virginia, United States Thomas J. Morgan No injuries -
11 Jul 1983 Cessna 182
N3602U
Avalon Catalina, California, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Jul 1983 Cessna 182
N96817
Anderson, Indiana, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
7 Jul 1983 Cessna 182
N3703D
Northville, New York, United States - No injuries -
7 Jul 1983 Cessna 182L
N70517
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
6 Jul 1983 Cessna 182C
N8935T
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Jul 1983 Cessna 182G
N2077R
Winslow, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 1983 Cessna 182F
N3335U
New Paltz, New York, United States John D. Minard No injuries -
29 Jun 1983 Cessna 182Q II
N759XP
Near Peak, Oregon, United States - Serious injuries -
29 Jun 1983 Cessna 182Q
N97300
Buckeye, Arizona, United States Grasshoppers, Incorporated No injuries -
26 Jun 1983 Cessna 182B
N2550G
Lufkin, Texas, United States - No injuries -
24 Jun 1983 Cessna 182P
N1319S
Show Low, Arizona, United States John B. Thompson Minor injuries -
21 Jun 1983 Cessna 182F
N3568U
Dows, Iowa, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Jun 1983 Cessna 182H
N1820X
Petersburg, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 1983 Cessna 182Q
N7506S
Hysham, Montana, United States - No injuries -
14 Jun 1983 Cessna 182Q
N4763N
Afton, Wyoming, United States Carabu Flying Service Minor injuries -
12 Jun 1983 Cessna 182-M
N91660
St. Simons Is., Georgia, United States - No injuries -
8 Jun 1983 Cessna 182
N3136U
Bettles, Alaska, United States John Pletting No injuries -
8 Jun 1983 Cessna 182K
N2436Q
Plainville, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
3 Jun 1983 Cessna 182G
N218W
Dongola, Illinois, United States Robert Etherton No injuries -
2 Jun 1983 Cessna 182N
N9283G
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
31 May 1983 Cessna 182
N735FW
Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
29 May 1983 Cessna 182Q
N735LP
New Harmony, Utah, United States - Minor injuries -
28 May 1983 Cessna 182F
N3112U
Tallassee, Alabama, United States - Minor injuries -
22 May 1983 Cessna 182P
N52848
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 May 1983 Cessna 182B
N2632G
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 May 1983 Cessna 182P
N8074M
Nashville, Tennessee, United States - Minor injuries -
20 May 1983 Cessna 182
N5547B
Riverside, California, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Cessna 182P
N780H
Gardner, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
15 May 1983 Cessna 182Q
N759LW
Townsend, Montana, United States - No injuries -
14 May 1983 Cessna 182R
N9951H
Duckwater, Nevada, United States Parsons Air Minor injuries -