Cessna 182M accident near Lovell, Wyoming, May 4, 1982
On May 4, 1982 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182M, registered N91682, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lovell, Wyoming (North Big Horn County airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 4, 1982 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Lovell, Wyoming · North Big Horn County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182M · all 182Ms on the register
- Registration
- N91682 · no longer on the register · serial 18259870
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD TO TALK TO A SHEEP HERDER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OFF THE ROAD. A GUST OF WIND PICKED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED WINDS WERE FROM 135 DEGEES AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,157 hours in all; 205 in this make and model; 72 in the last 90 days; 44 in the last 30 days; 3,100 as pilot in command; 930 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,900 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 95 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Leichner Enterprises
The flight
- Departed from: U68 Cowley WY at 6:30 am
- Destination: U68 Cowley WY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 135° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:57 pm from COD, 27 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N91682 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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