WPR26LA342

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180E · Salem, OR · August 27, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
August 26, 2026, 19:25 local (Aug 27, 2026, 02:25 UTC)
Place
Salem, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2672YCessna 180E
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
Western Pacific Region
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260826011529A
Case key
203809

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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
N2672Y
Reported as
Cessna 180E
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18051172
Built
1962
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
SLE · McNary Field Airport, runway 31, 5,811 × 150 ft, asphalt

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 11 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
29.98 inHg
Observed at
KSLE
METAR
METAR KSLE 270256Z 26011KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02330133 53001 $=

FAA reports on this event · 1

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