Cessna 180 N6484X

Summary

On 3 November 2020 at about 21:57 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N6484X was involved in an accident near Warrenton, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 November 2020 at 21:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Warrenton, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

33.3666, -82.6228

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N6484X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Habersham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA037

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a private, 950-ft-long turf airstrip. The airplane was high during the first two attempts to land, and the pilot initiated a go-around each time. During the third attempt, the airplane was traveling too fast, and it touched down near the mid-point of the runway and bounced. The airplane then departed the end of the of the runway and impacted trees. The pilot was seriously injured, and the airplane was destroyed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.