Cessna T182 N5475N

Summary

On 8 April 2026 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna T182 registered N5475N was involved in an accident near Marion, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

8 April 2026 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Carson Fld (MT53)

Coordinates

48.0964, -114.8529

Aircraft

Cessna T182

Registration

N5475N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA157

Nobody was injured.

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 April 8, 2026, about 1315 mountain standard time, a Cessna T182, N5475N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marion, Montana. Both pilots were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the left seat pilot, he had recently received the airplane from a broker and was preparing to purchase it. Prior to purchasing the airplane, he noted an oil leak and coordinated with the seller to conduct a short local flight to ascertain where the oil was leaking from. The pilot contacted another, more experienced pilot to fly with him. During the flight, the first pilot was having difficulty maintaining runway centerline during landings so the second pilot performed a landing. During the landing roll the nosewheel began to shimmy, and the pilot flying applied left rudder and brake, however, was unable to maintain centerline. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a ditch that was adjacent to taxiway, which resulted in substantial damaging both wings. A postaccident examination of the wreckage was conducted and the nosewheel bearing was found loose.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.