Cessna 182H N1998X accident near Smithfield, Rhode Island, October 4, 2025
Cessna 182H, registration N1998X, was involved in an accident near Smithfield, Rhode Island on October 4, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA26LA009 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 20 minutes of the flight after departing the Pawtucket/N Central State Arpt area (KSFZ), reaching a maximum of 9,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:34 UTC, at 5,600 ft and 104 knots, descending at 1,536 feet per minute, about 8 km from Pawtucket/N Central State Arpt (KSFZ).
The nearest weather report, from KSFZ (8 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 182H registered in United States (Mode S A18D20).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 4, 2025
- Location
- Smithfield, Rhode Island
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182H
- Registration
- N1998X
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA26LA009 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Pawtucket/N Central State Arpt (KSFZ)
- Nearest airport
- Pawtucket/N Central State Arpt (KSFZ)
- Recorded flight
- 20 min, max 9,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:34 UTC, 5,600 ft, 104 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ERA26LA009; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.