Cessna 182Q N759NB

Summary

On 31 July 2025 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759NB was involved in an accident near Cashmere, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 2025 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cashmere, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Cashmere-Dryden (8S2)

Coordinates

47.5140, -120.4790

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N759NB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toledo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA234

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during an aborted landing, while flying in tailwind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude weather condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he flew a low approach to runway 25 to observe the wind conditions, saw the windsock “hanging dead,” and decided to land on runway 07. The pilot set the flaps to 20° and “carried a little extra speed” on final approach. The airplane crossed the runway threshold about 70 knots and touched down within the first quarter of the runway. After touchdown on runway 07, the pilot applied brakes, however, felt that the airplane did not slow quickly enough, and decided to abort the landing. During the go around, the airplane collided with a residential structure located beyond the departure end of runway 07, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. A witness reported that they observed the airplane touch down about midfield, on runway 07. They added that at the time of the accident, the temperature was about 100° F, with the wind from the west. The nearest weather reporting station, about 13 miles southeast of the accident site, reported around the time of the accident wind from 260° at 7 knots, altimeter setting was 29.87, and temperature was 100.4° F. The calculated density altitude was 3,842 ft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.