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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Big Piney, WY · July 9, 2026

Date
July 9, 2026 · 10:30 local
Place
Big Piney, WY
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3339D
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA253
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
437 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost control of aircraft upon landing and ground looped the aircraft causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.