Cessna 182N N766EE

Summary

On 23 September 2025 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182N registered N766EE was involved in an accident near Fallbrook, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

23 September 2025 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fallbrook, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18)

Coordinates

33.3525, -117.2452

Aircraft

Cessna 182N

Registration

N766EE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murrieta → Fallbrook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA292

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 23, 2025, about 1400 Pacific daylight time, N766EE, a Cessna 182N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fallbrook, California. The pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he purchased fuel at French Valley Airport (F70), Murrieta, California (F70), and departed about 1353. After takeoff, he flew southbound, toward Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18), Fallbrook, California, and flew a straight in approach to runway 18. As the airplane was less than one mile from runway 18, he attempted to increase engine power using the throttle, however, the engine power remained the same. He advanced the throttle position a second time and turned off the carburetor heat, with no change in engine power. The pilot realized that the airplane was too low to reach the runway and initiated an emergency landing on a divided highway, with partial engine power. The airplane landed on the southbound lanes and during the landing roll, the left wing impacted a tree, along the center divider. Subsequently, the airplane veered left, exited the roadway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted, on an embankment adjacent to the northbound lanes of the roadway. Postaccident examination revealed that the fuselage, both wings, and empennage sustained substantial damage. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.