# Accident 20030722018479A: Cessna 180C, Tonto Basin, AZ, July 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2003, 17:55 local time
- Place: Tonto Basin, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8553° N, 111.3086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8553&lon=-111.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767RK-2004-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 165 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722018479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT (ALONE) TOOK-OFF FROM HIS PROPERTY (1000' DIRT STRIP) IN A DOWNWIND ATTITUDE, AT AN ELEVATION OF 2580' (MSL), AND AN OAT OF APPROX. 100 DEGREE F. THE A/C REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT UNTIL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE AND FLAT-STALLED IT. THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA240), Jul 23, 2003: Cessna 180C (N767RK), Punkin Center, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to attain adequate climb rate to ensure clearance from obstacles. The tailwind and high density altitude were factors.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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