# Accident 20060618018719A: Cessna 180, Payson, AR, June 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2006, 06:15 local time
- Place: Payson, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1656° N, 111.7217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1656&lon=-111.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1535C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1535C-2013-09-19) (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: 2,813 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618018719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT A DIRT STRIP KNOWN AS RED CREEK AND MADE A LOW (150' AGL) AND SLOW PASS FROM EAST TO WEST INTO RISING TERRAIN WITH THE FLAPS PARTIALLY DOWN. AFTER PASSING OVER THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE EAST AND MADE CONTACT WITH TREES AND GROUND ON A SMALL HILLSIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED.

## 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 LAX06FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA206), Jun 18, 2006: Cessna 180 (N1535C), Payson, AZ, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during a low level flyby maneuver. A factor was glare from the sun and shadows created by the mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N1535C (1)

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

- [Accident 19961014034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961014034159A), Oct 14, 1996: Cessna 180 (N1535C), New Richmond, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing, then nosed over. Pilot failed to correct and or timely go around. (-23) on 10/14/96 at approximately 1700 CDT, Cessna…

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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