Cessna 182P accident near Casper, Wyoming, August 8, 1988
On August 8, 1988 at about 3:10 pm local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N182AD, was substantially damaged in an accident near Casper, Wyoming. It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- August 8, 1988 · about 3:10 pm local time
- Place
- Casper, Wyoming · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N182AD · no longer on the register · serial 18264270
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG FLT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPN, THE ENG LOST POWER AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON ROUGH/ROCKY TERRAIN WHERE IT NOSED OVER. WHEN THE ENG WAS BEING CHECKED AFTER THE ACDNT, A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED, THEN AN ENG RUN WAS MADE WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. THE ORIGINAL CARBURETOR HAD INDCNS OF A STUCK FLOAT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,856 hours in all; 900 in this make and model; 67 in the last 90 days; 31 in the last 30 days; 2,657 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,037 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 15, 1988; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CPR Casper WY at 2:30 pm
- Destination: LAR Laramie WY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 pm from CPR, 36 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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