Cessna 180 N1778C

Summary

On 10 June 2023 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1778C was involved in an accident near Agness, Oregon, United States. 3 people were 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.

Date

10 June 2023 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Agness, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

42.4895, -124.2094

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N1778C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bandon → Agness

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA224

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and decision to touch down on the surface of the water, resulting in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that he decided to land on a gravel bar. Slightly before the gravel bar, he touched the main landing gear on the water prior to the gravel bar. He realized the airplane’s ground speed was too low and the airplane’s tail “started to come up”. He added full engine power and “up elevator,” but the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, in 1-2 feet of water. The rudder was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.