# Accident 20060617030529A: Cessna 180, Agness, OR, June 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2006, 09:00 local time
- Place: Agness, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6842° N, 123.9303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6842&lon=-123.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38SP-2008-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617030529A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA06FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA119), Jun 17, 2006: Cessna 180 (N38SP), Agness, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N38SP (1)

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

- [Accident 19730617024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730617024989A), Jun 17, 1973: Cessna 180 (N38SP), Cloverdale, CA, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines 37FT abv grnd.

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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