No fatalities

CESSNA 182 P accident at Edgartown, MA, 19 Aug 2025

Edgartown, MA, United States

On August 19, 2025, a CESSNA 182 P was involved in an aviation accident near Edgartown, MA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The accident was the pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for a soft-field takeoff, which resulted in his decision to abort the takeoff and the subsequent runway overrun. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The accident was the pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for a soft-field takeoff, which resulted in his decision to abort the takeoff and the subsequent runway overrun.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

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