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| Date: | Sunday 14 July 2024 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1000Y |
| MSN: | 30999 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3263 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grady, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grady, NM |
| Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, CO (GUC/KGUC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR24LA246
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194701
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2024 14:02 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Mar-2025 12:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 16:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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