Cessna 182L — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 21, 2026
There are 652 Cessna 182L airframes on record (built 1967–1969), 410 currently registered. 22 have one or more NTSB accident records (22 records total, 5 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 21, 2026.
Recent Cessna 182L accidents
The pilot’s inability to stop the airplane on the runway during a rejected takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane’s impact with a ditch.
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a go-around, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.
The noninstrument rated pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent impact with terrain.
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff from a soft airstrip that resulted in a collision with objects.
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an accelerated aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind.
The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff and his failure to properly conduct a rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.