Cessna 182 N7276V

Summary

On 21 February 2026 at about 17:32 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N7276V, operated by Legends Air Center LLC, was involved in an accident near Golden, Missouri, United States. 4 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

21 February 2026 at 17:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Golden, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Table Rock (MO32)

Coordinates

36.5283, -93.6730

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N7276V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Legends Air Center LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bentonville → Golden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to establish stabilized approach that would have allowed the airplane to touch down with adequate runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to execute a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had just completed one touch-and-go landing and was performing his second one when he touched down with 500 feet of runway remaining. The airplane had excessive speed due to the unstabilized approach, and the pilot applied maximum braking at the last 50 feet of runway. The airplane went through a ditch and came to rest on a grass embankment next to a barbed wire fence which resulted in substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator. The operator reported that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The operator further reported that the accident could have been prevented if the pilot had executed a go-around due to the unstabilized approach or may have been prevented if he had applied maximum braking at the point of touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.