Cessna 182A N174A
8 May 2025 · Ocala, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 May 2025 at about 01:16 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N174A was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocala, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ocala Intl-Jim Taylor Fld (OCF)
- Coordinates
- 29.1668, -82.2279
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A
- Registration
- N174A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1957
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palatka → Apopka
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA199
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to depart on the flight with known electrical issues and his subsequent loss of situational awareness (geographic position), which resulted in his eventual decision to perform an off-airport landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he departed from his home during the afternoon and flew to another airport where he refueled the airplane. While there he encountered problems operating his airplane’s avionics and lights. He then asked another pilot if he could follow him back in the direction of his home airport. After departing, he lost sight of the other airplane and could not contact the other pilot using his radio. As night fell and it became dark, he was unable to determine his location stating he “lost [his] way.” He felt that he was low on fuel and needed to land. He saw a road and decided to perform a precautionary landing. The pilot was unable to recall the events that transpired after that point, but during the landing the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2025 | Cessna 182 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Oct 2025 | Cessna 182Q | Mapleton, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Cessna 182A | Avalon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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