Friday, October 23, 2026

Cessna 182A Skylane, N5153D, accident occurred on October 19, 2026, near Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS/KGLS), Galveston, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5153D

- History of Flight:
On October 19, 2026, at about 1744 local time, a Cessna 182A Skylane, N5153D, registered to Free Fall Gulf LLC and being operated by Skydive Galveston, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing short of runway 14 at Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS/KGLS), Galveston, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated at 1711.

The FAA reported that the airplane lost power on final, crash-landed and flipped over in the bay. The NTSB is investigating.

- Weather:

METAR KGLS 192152Z 08009KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T02280122

METAR KGLS 192252Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02280128

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