# NTSB WPR26LA206: Cessna 177, N13430, Cascade, ID, May 28, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 28, 2026, 11:35 local (17:35 UTC) - Place: Cascade, ID - Coordinates: 45.128549, -115.32331 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1285&lon=-115.3233&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 27, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 203105 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA206 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203105/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203105 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA206 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a faster than normal touchdown and subsequent runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during his first landing attempt at the back-country airport, the airplane was too high on the approach, so he performed a go-around. He flew a longer final approach to prepare for the second landing attempt. After touchdown, the airplane was traveling too fast to stop before the end of the runway. The pilot said he “pulled up” to avoid vehicles parked at the departure end of the runway; however, the airplane did not attain sufficient altitude to clear the obstacles. The nose landing gear and lower fuselage struck an unoccupied parked vehicle, and the left wing subsequently struck a signpost. The airplane rotated about 180° and came to rest about 200 ft beyond the end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot sustained a minor injury, and the passenger sustained a serious injury. The pilot further stated that he likely encountered a tailwind during the landing attempt. He noted that the density altitude and tight canyon operating environment were not familiar to him; that he did not verify the airplane’s ground speed using the on-board GPS on the downwind and final legs. The pilot added that had he done so, he might have recognized the problem earlier. He stated that he had previously reviewed the Idaho Department of Aeronautics operating procedures document. Based on that information, he determined that once he had touched down on the runway he was committed to the landing, and a go-around was not advisable. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N13430](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13430), registered now, S/N 17702420, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 177 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17702420 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 3379.9 - Engines: LYCOMING O360-A1F6D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mjr LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 15, 2025, 42.6 hours before - Departed: MYL, McCall, ID - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: U60, Big Creek, runway 01/19, 3,550 × 110 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: minor; commercial, airline transport, private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 24, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 25,080 total, 61.5 in this make and model, 11,380 as pilot in command, 15.9 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: KMYL, 36 nm away - METAR: METAR KMYL 281751Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP053 T02060128 10206 20078 58009 ## 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 20260528007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528007299A), May 28, 2026: Cessna 177B, Big Creek, ID, Destroyed. On may 28th around 1158 local time, [privacy data omitted] at U60 in Big Creek Idaho. On runway 19, pilot stated that he performed an upwind pass of the field… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 27, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203105. 15.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 11.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20718656&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ScannedPilot6120Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 491 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20719322&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-WPR26LA206-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 96 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20783623&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC-WPR26LA206-Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Big creek U60 recommended standard operating procedures (item 4, PDF, 16 pages, 3.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20785261&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=BigCreek_SOP_Aero-1-Oct202-Version-Online-Apr-12-2026-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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