Cessna T182T N423TA

Summary

On 4 October 2025 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N423TA was involved in an accident near Venice, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 October 2025 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Venice Municipal Airport (VNC)

Coordinates

27.0710, -82.4384

Aircraft

Cessna T182T

Registration

N423TA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → St Petersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA013

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusty, quartering tailwind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while taxiing the airplane in a gusting, quartering tailwind, the airplane veered off the side of the taxiway and into a drainage ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.