Textron Aviation INC 182T accident near Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 13, 2026
On June 13, 2026 at about 4:15 pm local time, a 2019 Textron Aviation INC 182T, registered N505CP, was substantially damaged in an accident during taxi near Fredericksburg, Virginia (Shannon airport). It was an aerial observation flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s distraction during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway excursion.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 2026 · about 4:15 pm local time
- Place
- Fredericksburg, Virginia · Shannon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Textron Aviation INC 182T, built 2019
- Registration
- N505CP · registry record · serial 18283070
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that, while taxing from the ramp to the runway, he became distracted by a helicopter to the right and perpendicular to the airplane. While he observed the helicopter, the pilot inadvertently taxied into a grassy area and subsequently impacted a drainage pipe. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident.
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
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during taxi defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › Attention › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,713 hours in all; 1,461 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 3.7 in the last 30 days; 4,639 as pilot in command; 2,404 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 6, 2026
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 16, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming Engines IO-540-AB1A5 (piston); 1,467 hours total
- Operator: Civil Air Patrol
The flight
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 1:35 pm from EZF
Weather report (METAR): METAR KEZF 131735Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM SCT055 A2996 RMK AO2=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA26LA278.