# NTSB WPR27LA032: Cessna 180G, N4738U, Mesa, AZ, October 29, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 29, 2026, 15:32, time zone not recorded
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA032
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204126/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA032

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 4,593 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4738U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4738U), registered now, S/N 18051438, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sw Aviation Services Inc
- Registered owner: Sw Aviation Services Inc

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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