Cessna 180 N1000Y

Summary

On 14 July 2024 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1000Y was involved in an accident near Grady, New Mexico, 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.

Date

14 July 2024 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Grady, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

34.8512, -103.3013

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N1000Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Gunnison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.

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, while departing from a dirt road, the airplane “may have encountered a quartering tailwind” and veered to the left. While attempting to correct back to the road, the airplane exited to the left side of the road, ground looped, and struck a fence post which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.