# NTSB SEA79DYM03: Cessna 180, N6571A, Sumpter, OR, October 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: Sumpter, OR · SUMPTER, OR
- Location: 44.7435° N, 118.1975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumpter, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7435&lon=-118.1975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3182  78/10/22   SUMPTER,OR          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 434
        TIME - 0745                    N6571A              PX-  0  0  2  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,OR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RAN INTO MUD IN MEADOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6571A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6571A-2026-10-10), registration cancelled 2026-10-10, S/N 32468, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781022034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022034659A), Oct 22, 1978: Cessna 180E, Sumpter, OR, Substantial damage. Ran into mud in meadow.

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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