Cessna 180
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Accident 20260913012269ACessna 180 · Pagosa Springs, COOn Sunday, 09/13/2026, at approximately 11:00 am local, a Cessna 180, registration [privacy data omitted], experienced a runway excursion and subsequent ground loop during landing roll at Pagosa Springs airport. The commercial/private pilot and three…Accident 20260816011949ACessna 180 · Mccall, IDOn 8/16/2026 around 11:00 local, [privacy data omitted] was on approach for runway 16 at kmyl airport in Mccall Idaho. Airport employees reported to whitness the aircraft porpus upon initial touchdown and progress into a nose over attitude and slide to a stop…Accident 20260810011059ACessna 180 · La Center, WAOn 8/10/26 around 1307(l), C-180, [privacy data omitted], while conducting flight training/evaluation, crashed approximately 200FT sw of the grass-strip runway of Daybreak Airport (WA46) in La Center, clark county, WA. The aircraft came to rest on a sand bar…Accident 20260730008679ACessna 180 · Nenana, AKOn landing rollout pilot attempted to expedite exiting the runway. The pilots taxi speed was too fast to make the turn, and subsequently groundlooped, impacting the wing tip on the ground.Accident 20260709008509ACessna 180 · Big Piney, WYPilot lost control of aircraft upon landing and ground looped the aircraft causing substantial damage.Accident 20260621007069ACessna 180 · Skwentna, AKWhile conducting a part 91 flight on 06/20/2026 the PIC attempted to land heading 36 at their private airstrip around 1500 hours. The PIC stated they encountered gusty tailwinds during the landing phase of flight. They also stated the aircraft was near gross…Accident 20260305001049ACessna 180 · Charleston, WVA Cessna sky wagon (C180) single pilot / no passengers @ 10:51 EST; taxied aircraft (north) from maintenance hangar in the direction towards FBO following airport non-movement center taxi line when suddenly the aircraft made an instantaneous "right turn" to…Accident 20250927014899ACessna 180 · Morgan, UTAfter landing and during rollout on the runway, the aircraft was blown off the centerline by crosswind. Pilot attempted to correct with rudder and braking inputs however, at the reduced rollout speed the controls lost sufficient authority to counter the…Accident 20250903013539ACessna 180 · Reno, NVA tailwheel aircraft was practicing touch-and-goes at the Reno-Stead airport when the aircraft he was operating suffered a ground loop. After inspection of the aircraft, it was found that the left wing, left horizontal stabalizer, and left aileron were…Accident 20250901015139ACessna 180 · Willow, AKThe airman stated that on sept 1,2025 he reinstalled the battery and ELT back into the Cessna 180 after being partially submerged by water at a cabin on the deshka river in Alaska. It had been a few days since he had been able to fly due to the rainy weather.…Accident 20250418003479ACessna 180 · Fremont, NEPilot and passengers departed Fremont municipal airport at approximatly 2000 CDT. Aircraft was flying west northwest above the platte river. Aircraft came in contact with power lines spanning the river. Aircraft sustained damage to vertical stabilizer and…Accident 20250326002499ACessna 180 · San Carlos, CAIn a training flight for the commercial certificate, a Cessna 180 performed a three-point landing on runway 12 at San Carlos Airport. Rolling out after landing, the pilot and instructor encountered a crosswind gust from the right and did not provide enough…Incident 20250308003459ICessna 180 · Van Nuys, CAOn March 8, 2025 commercial pilot of a Cessna 180 taxied onto a service road and struck a sign at the Van Nuys Airport (vny). Damage to the right horizontal stabalizer.Incident 20250126000609ICessna 180 · Alton, NHOn 1/26/2025, at approximately 1400L, a Cessna 180 departed the KB18 Alton NH ice runway airport, operating under CFR part 91.147 as a sightseeing flight. On board were three passengers and the pilot in command, who held the proper ratings and valid medical…Accident 20241129018279ACessna 180 · King Salmon, AKPilot plus one passenger took off from private airstrip about 5NM ene of King Salmon airport and landed on shore at west end of becharof lake, about 40NM south of pakn. Landing area was gravel shoreline where pilot had landed previous week and many times…Accident 20241013015869ACessna 180 · Owinza, IDThe aircraft approached the lake from the north skimming the water, the right wheel appeared to catch the water and aircraft nosed over into the lake ultimatly sinking about 15 minutes later.Incident 20241011016569ICessna 180 · Buffalo, MNWhile landing after a short flight the aircraft yawed to the left. The PIC stated he applied right rudder to correct and maintain runway center line. The PIC believes he inadvertently stepped on the brakes at the same time and the aircraft tipped up on its…Accident 20241005014759ACessna 180 · Venator, ORPilot reports that he was familiar with this unimproved desert landing/camping area and had landed there before. On the accident flight in calm winds he had one passenger in the right front seat who he may or may not have given a briefing to regarding keeping…Accident 20240714008809ACessna 180 · Grady, NMOn July 14, 2024, a Cessna 180 serial number 30999 bearing the registration number [privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged due to an accident while departing a gravel strip in Grady new Mexico, pilot onboard was not injured. The pilot began to lose…Accident 20240622007489ACessna 180 · Chamberlain, IDPilot took off opposite direction from landing based on wind sock indications. Aircraft experienced unanticipated wind gust on takeoff. Aircraft departed runway to the left and as the pilot corrected back to centerline the landing gear struck a hole causing…Accident 20240310002519ACessna 180 · Skwentna, AKPilot statement taken by phone at 1325. While back taxing on a narrow snow packed runway, with straight skis installed, at about 15 to 20 miles per hour, the aircraft hit a snow drift. This caused the aircraft to sink and pull to the left. The pilot applied…Accident 20240118000539ACessna 180 · Featherville, IDLost controll on take off. Take off was aborted and aircraft was taxing back to runway. Aircraft right main landing gear sank into a snow-covered culvert hole for water drainage. Aircraft recieved substantial damage to engine gearbox, propeller and…Accident 20230621011769ACessna 180 · Osceola, IAThe loss of control on landing roll out was due to the failure to use proper/enough crosswind control of the 10 knot direct crosswind during the landing touchdown and roll out.Incident 20230618009429ICessna 180 · Homer, AKPilot reported while at cruise flight between seldovia and Homer Alaska the aircraft lost engine power. The pilot reported adjusting the pitch to maintain best glide. The PIC picked an appropriate beach (haystack beach) to attempt an emergency landing. The…Accident 20230617014599ACessna 180 · Talkeetna, AKDuring liftoff from lake hood strip the pilot felt a “slight right jump.” on touchdown at the destination Talkeetna the pilot performed a wheel landing. The landing had no bounce and the aircraft veered immediately to the right on touchdown. The pilot…Accident 20230610010769ACessna 180 · Agness, ORDeparted bandon with the intention of landing on a gravel bar on the rogue river near Agness, Oregon that they frequently flew to. Flew down the coast and turned in land north of gold beach. Flew up the rogue river towards Agness. Estimated winds to be from…Accident 20230531014089ACessna 180 · New Cumberland, PAOn may 31, 2023, at 1435 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 180 was substantially damaged when it was involved in an off-airport accident in New Cumberland, PA. The pilot in command (PIC) suffered serious injuries and the sole passenger was fatally injured. The…Accident 20230527016779ACessna 180 · Minden, NVDuring rollout to an intended full-stop landing, the aircraft experienced an unexpected shift in the winds causing the nose of the aircraft to weathervane to the right. The pilot was unable to make timely control inputs to correct this yawing motion and the…Accident 20230321014429ACessna 180 · Cincinnati, OHAfter landing, C180 taxied to the FBO ramp. While on the ramp, the C180'S left wing struck the left propeller of a parked P36B resulting in damage to both aircraft. The C180 sustained substantial damage.Incident 20230108000059ICessna C180 · Duluth, MN[privacy data omitted]And [privacy data omitted]were on a flight on 01-08-2022 to gain proficiency in their recently purchased aircraft. [privacy data omitted] Was the PIC for the flight as he had both a tailwheel endorsement and high performance endorsement.…Accident 20221115017849ACessna 180 · Connelle, WAPilot was flying at roughly 1000 feet AGL when the engine started to sputter and quit. The pilot started to put flaps down to slow his airspeed as he attempted to make it to a side road for a landing. The aircraft ran out of airspeed and stalled, leading to…Accident 20220926020339ACessna 180 · Williston, NDStudent pilot was solo, practicing takeoffs and landings in conventional gear airplane. Upon landing in 7 knot winds with slight crosswind, pilot lost control during roll out. Aircraft ground looped to the right, striking left wing and left elevator.Accident 20220920017139ACessna 180 · Ocean City, MDAircraft landed rwy 20 attempted high speed exit and due to 6-8 know crosswind and full configuration, aircraft flipped on its longitidunal axis.Accident 20220903015349ACessna 180 · Seeley Lake, MTAt about 1513 on 9/3/2022, the aircraft crashed while flying from longmont, co (klmo) to Seeley Lake Airport (23S). The pilots flew between 100 and 200 feet over the runway to look for any animals or obstacles on the runway. While circling back around for a…Accident 20220812014489ACessna 180 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot departed Anderson lake for a pleasure flight with what he thought was three hours of fuel. At approximately two hours into the flight, the aircraft engine stopped and the pilot was forced to initiate an emergency off airport landing.Incident 20220801013919ICessna 180 · Hailey, IDUpon landing rollout at ksun, the aircraft departed the runway. The pilot stated he applied left brake, but it was soft and the pilot was unable to correct the drift to the right. This resulted in a slow speed ground loop. No damage.Accident 20220330004469ACessna 180 · Lampasas, TXOn 03/30/2022, PIC of aircraft N4738B a Cessna 180 attempted takeoff from Lampasas Municipal Airport utilizing taxiway 90° to runway due to heavy crosswinds. Aircraft lost control and crashed into trees along side of runway. Pilot exited aircraft uninjured.…Accident 20220210003609ACessna 180 · Carrizozo, NMOn 02/10/2022 @ 1430 MST, a Cessna 180, N4750B, [privacy data omitted], departed the runway after landing at Carrizozo, NM (F37). During the landing roll-out on runway 24, the pilot lost control of aircraft and departed the runway into the grass. The airplane…Incident 20210814014319ICessna 180 · Deming, NMOn August 14, 2021, at 1230 MDT, N9202T, a Cessna 180 skywagon, single engine reciprocating aircraft, [privacy data omitted], was originating from Deming municipal airport (dmn) on a VFR flight when it sustained minor damage after a runway excursion. No…Accident 20210403005829ACessna 180 · Delavan, WIPilot was landing at home field with crosswind was on rollout with active rudder inputs. Saw runway length running out and applied brakes. Aircraft flipped over on its top.Incident 20210213001159ICessna 180 · Fairbanks, AKWhile conducting an instructional flight administering a flight review to a new aircraft owner in his CE-180, they experienced a hard landing. Wx was not an issue, the inicident landing was number 4 for the flight, with no prior landing or operational…Incident 20210207000889ICessna 180 · El Cajon, CAAfter landing on a flight from deer valley Arizona to Gillespie Field California, the aircraft caught a gust of wind and the pilot over corrected causing the aircraft to perform a ground loop.Incident 20201005020309ICessna 180 · Fairbanks, AKPilot was receiving tail wheel instruction. Departed Fairbanks and flew to Metro Field. During the landing the pilot lined up on the runway and touched down. During the landing roll the pilot experienced a series of small bounces followed by the right side of…Accident 20200822017349ACessna 180 · Chesterfield, MOAn aircraft accident occurred on August 22, 2020 at approximately 11:52 involving a Cessna (Textron) CE-180 s/n 3517 registration number N7620A. The aircraft took off from 1H0 Creve Coeur Airport with full fuel at approximately 11:46 and crashed in a grassy…Accident 20200721011029ACessna 180 · Cambridge, MN2020-07-21 N2943C, Cessna 180, departed kcbg with the owner and a CFI. This was the first flight for the owner in his airplane with conventional gear on it. He had purchased it recently and flown it with floats. The objective of the day was to practice…Accident 20200719010589ACessna 180 · Bear Valley, AKOn 7/19/20 at 1942HRS local N2929C sustained substantial damage after it nosed over on its back after landing on a mountain ridge in Bear Valley Alaska. The pilot and a friend departed girdwood Alaska. The pilot reported he flew a left pattern and landed on…Incident 20200702005309ICessna 180 · Kantishna, AKPilot stated he and passenger departed wolf lake to Kantishna following denali park road. 20 miles out of Kantishna the flight encountered a fog bank with light rain. Pilot turned the aircraft around to head back but weather had moved in behind them. The…Incident 20200619006299ICessna 180 · Roswell, NMOn June 19, 2020, at approximately 1728 MST, a Cessna 180 aircraft bearing registration number N2970A, attempting to land on rwy 35 at Roswell airport(row) Roswell, new Mexico. The aircraft encountered a crosswind causing the aircraft to land 6OO feet right…Incident 20200619005889ICessna 180 · El Reno, OKN4646B'S propeller struck the payment during landing at El Reno Regional Airport (krqo).Accident 20200615011589ACessna 180 · Fairbanks, AKThe 1955 Cessna aircraft departed chandalar lake on June 15, 2020 for flight to Fairbanks international airport with three souls on board. The pilot stated there was 42 gallons of fuel on-board for the 190 mile flight. Aircraft crashed several hundred feet…
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