# Accident 20080318012069A: Cessna 180, Moab, UT, March 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2008, 05:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyonlands Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7550° N, 109.7547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7550&lon=-109.7547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180LH) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080318012069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF AT MOAB AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE FIRST 1000' RUNWAY DISTANCE MARKER SIGN. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT THE SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE ELEVATOR.

## 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 LAX08CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA079), Mar 18, 2008: Cessna 180H (N180LH), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the unexpected dust devil.

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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