Plane Crash List

Cessna 180D N6450X

29 March 2007 · Winslow, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 March 2007 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 180D registered N6450X was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Winslow Muni (INW)
Coordinates
35.0197, -110.7203
Aircraft
Cessna 180D
Registration
N6450X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tucumcari → Winslow
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX07CA116

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After the airplane touched down on the runway, the pilot became distracted as he retracted the flaps and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and ground looped. During the ground loop, the left wing and elevator were damaged. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were calm. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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