CEN26LA321

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Pagosa Springs, CO · September 13, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 13, 2026, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Pagosa Springs, CO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9265CCessna 180
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260913012269A
Case key
203823

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N9265C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Serial number
31364
Built
1955
Airframe hours
4,623
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 6, 2026 · 9 hours before
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
PSO · Stevens Fld, runway 01/19, 8,100 × 100 ft, asphalt
Equipment
Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
260° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 45 °F
Altimeter
30.35 inHg
Observed at
KPSO
METAR
METAR KPSO 131655Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3035 RMK AO2

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.