# NTSB WPR26LA342: Cessna 180E, N2672Y, Salem, OR, August 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 26, 2026, 19:25 local (Aug 27, 2026, 02:25 UTC)
- Place: Salem, OR
- Coordinates: 44.909528, -123.0025 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9095&lon=-123.0025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA342
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203809/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA342

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072612), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 180E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072612), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2672Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2672Y), registered now, S/N 18051172, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051172
- Year 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

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260826011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260826011529A), Aug 26, 2026: Cessna 180E, Salem, OR, Substantial damage. On 08/26/2026 at approximately 1925 local time [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 31 at sle. The aircraft bounced and the pilot was observed by the…

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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