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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Agness, OR · June 17, 2006

Date: June 17, 2006 · 09:00 local
Place: Agness, OR
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N38SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06FA119
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N38SPRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2008 · Cessna 180S/N 31668 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot attempted to reverse course in a canyon on the rogue river, OR. So he could land on a oneway out private grass strip at half moon bar lodge. During the maneuver his right wing struck a fir tree. The pilot lost control and impacted rocks along the river. The wreckage burned. There were four fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE IN A CANYON ON THE ROGUE RIVER, OR. SO HE COULD LAND ON A ONEWAY OUT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT HALF MOON BAR LODGE. DURING THE MANEUVER HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK A FIR TREE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED ROCKS ALONG THE RIVER. THE WRECKAGE BURNED. THERE WERE FOUR FATALITIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA06FA119Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportAgness, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and subsequent collision with rocky terrain. A contributing factor was the sun glare.Jun 17, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N38SP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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