# NTSB ANC26LA036: Cessna 180A, N5235D, Russellville, AR, May 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: May 3, 2026, 11:14 local (16:14 UTC)
- Place: Russellville, AR
- Coordinates: 35.259173, -93.093491 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2592&lon=-93.0935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA036
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202923/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA036

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180A, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072604), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5235D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5235D), registered now, S/N 50133, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50133
- Year built: 1958
- Airframe hours: 6977
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: P2i Real Estate Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 12, 2025
- Departed: KPLK, Branson, MO
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: RUE, Russellville Rgnl, runway 07/25, 5,505 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.11 inHg
- Observed at: RUE
- METAR: METAR KRUE 031653Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02000061 PNO $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260503007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260503007869A), May 3, 2026: Cessna 180A, Russellville, AR, Substantial damage. PIC reported a normal wheel landing on runway 07 at Russellville Regional Airport (krue). As the aircraft slowed to approximately 35 -40 mph, the tail wheel…

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.

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