# Accident 20250608005849A: Cessna 180J, Flagstaff, AZ, June 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2025, 14:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1399° N, 111.6693° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1399&lon=-111.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605NB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605NB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250608005849A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RWY 3 AT FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT, THEY ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND. A TAXIWAY LIGHT WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC25LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA049), Jun 8, 2025: Cessna 180J (N605NB), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in variable and gusty wind, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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