Cessna 182F N3192U

Summary

On 22 September 2025 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 182F registered N3192U, operated by Colonial Aviators LLC, was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, 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

22 September 2025 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.3415, -76.7521

Aircraft

Cessna 182F

Registration

N3192U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Colonial Aviators LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williamsburg → West Point

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA362

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 22, 2025, about 1730 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182F, N3192U, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia. The airline transport pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that, shortly after departure from Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport (JGG), Williamsburg, Virginia while operating at 2,000 ft mean sea level, the engine “stumbled” and lost all power. According to the pilot, he heard what sounded like a “crunching noise” that coincided with the loss of engine power. The pilot attempted to return to the departure airport but noted that the airplane was too far away to reach the runway. The pilot attempts to restore engine power were unsuccessful, and he performed a forced landing to a field. The airplane touched down in a recently harvested corn field. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the field, impacted a tree and flipped over. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage; the right wing was impact separated mid span and there were numerous buckles in the airframe. The pilot reported that the airplane departed JGG with about 60 gallons of aviation fuel on board. Initial examination of the engine at the accident site by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the propeller could be rotated partially but was unable to complete a full 360° of rotation. There was oil on the underside of the engine compartment, but no oil was observed on the belly of the fuselage, and there was no visible damage to the engine. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.