# NTSB WPR27LA035: Cessna 180, N3389D, Hanksville, UT, November 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: November 3, 2026, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Coordinates: 38.367577, -110.70899 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3676&lon=-110.7090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA035
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204147/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA035

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 30 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 2,291 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3389D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3389D), registered now, S/N 32187, built 1955 (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
- Serial number: 32187
- Year built: 1955
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: U34, Green River, UT
- Airport: U34

## Other investigations on N3389D (3)

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.

- [NTSB CEN09LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA031), Oct 22, 2008: Cessna 180 (N3389D), Whitewater, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing factors in this accident were the Cessna 180 pilot's attention being diverted and the Cessna 210 pilot's vision being affected…
- [NTSB DEN84LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA056), Dec 30, 1983: Cessna 180 (N3389D), Florissant, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3429), Aug 16, 1964: Cessna 180 (N3389D), Sterling, CO, substantial damage

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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