# Accident 20260709008509A: Cessna 180, Big Piney, WY, July 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2026, 10:30 local time
- Place: Big Piney, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5822° N, 110.1089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5822&lon=-110.1089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3339D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3339D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260709008509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR26LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA253), Jul 9, 2026: Cessna 180 (N3339D), Marbleton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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