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.

3,822 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

6,261

Records

1,042

Fatal

2,089

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 2,439 of 6,261 have coordinates

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 Fulton Air SER 4

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Sep 1989	Cessna 182 N92651	Concord, California, United States	Hoagland, Jack C.	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1988	Cessna 182R N5545N	Gorman, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1988	Cessna 182RG N9877C	Zanesville, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 May 1988	Cessna 182A N4845D	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1988	Cessna 182J N2720F	Rapid City, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Jan 1988	Cessna 182L N3467R	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States	Johnnie W. Maley	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1987	Cessna 182D N275T	Marine City, Michigan, United States	Edward A. Deione	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1987	Cessna 182R N5511N	Kennesaw, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Apr 1987	Cessna 182Q N4828N	Needles, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1987	Cessna 182R N3143E	Avenal, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1987	Cessna 182P N5824J	Crossville, Tennessee, United States	Central Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1987	Cessna 182 N3266Y	North Bend, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Nov 1986	Cessna 182L N66CF	Oceano, California, United States	Donald F. Scully	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1986	Cessna 182E N2830Y	Fishers Island, New York, United States no coordinates	Richard Dupre	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1986	Cessna 182Q N735GN	Ovid, Colorado, United States	Gregory/Leibovic	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1986	Cessna 182D N8778X	Stibnite, Idaho, United States	Alan T. Bermensolo	Fatal	2
3 Jan 1986	Cessna 182L N3349R	So.glastonbury, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1985	Cessna 182 N5009D	Lake Clark Pass, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1985	Cessna 182G N3205S	Gila Bend, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1985	Cessna 182Q N735SS	Edenton, North Carolina, United States	Sale Reported Status	Fatal	2
13 May 1985	Cessna 182RG N737ZL	Odessa, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1985	Cessna 182A N6048B	Onxy, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Mar 1985	Cessna 182J N3354F	Erie, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Mar 1985	Cessna 182 N5430B	Le Banon, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1985	Cessna 182R N2370E	Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Dulles Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
24 Jan 1985	Cessna 182H N2431X	Letohatchee, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Dec 1984	Cessna 182B N2406G	Brownsville, Texas, United States no coordinates	Matt Howell	Fatal	2
2 Dec 1984	Cessna 182H N8580S	Provo, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Oct 1984	Cessna 182F N3102U	Hiattville, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1984	Cessna 182F N3110U	Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1984	Cessna 182Q N95726	Richmond, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jun 1984	Cessna 182Q N735MQ	Yorba Linda, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Jun 1984	Cessna 182K N2676Q	Cascade, Colorado, United States	CAP DIV. Dept of MIL. Affairs	Fatal	2
6 Apr 1984	Cessna 182Q N96578	Nw.of Abingdon, Virginia, United States	Robert M. Elswick III	Fatal	2
20 Oct 1983	Cessna 182F N3375U	Burke, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1983	Cessna 182 N3254Y	Hanksville, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Oct 1983	Cessna 182R N5191E	Springfield, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Oct 1983	Cessna 182M N92019	Snow Water Lake, Nevada, United States	Micheal Wood	Fatal	2
9 Sep 1983	Cessna 182N N92368	Kalispell, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Apr 1983	Cessna 182RII N5541N	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1983	Cessna 182 N92734	Coulterville, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Mar 1983	Cessna 182Q N735VD	McCall, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1983	Cessna 182H N2081X	Chuluota, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Dec 1982	Cessna 182L N42717	Near McAllen, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Sep 1982	Cessna 182 N21322	Salina, Utah, United States no coordinates	Heinz Masonny	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1982	Cessna 182R N9968H	Dayton, Nevada, United States	Carson Tahoe Aviation	Fatal	2
14 Jun 1982	Cessna 182 N42488	Truckee, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 May 1982	Cessna 182E N9330X	Armstrong, Texas, United States no coordinates	Jack L. Amos	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1982	Cessna 182 N5298N	Lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	Flyin Country Club	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1982	Cessna 182Q N759QR	Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States	Earl M Daniels	Fatal	2