Cessna 180F accident near Duncan, Oklahoma, May 1, 2025
On May 1, 2025, a 1963 Cessna 180F, registered N2135Z, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Duncan, Oklahoma (Halliburton Field Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 1, 2025
- Place
- Duncan, Oklahoma · Halliburton Field Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180F, built 1963 · all 180Fs on the register
- Registration
- N2135Z · registry record · serial 18051235
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On April 30, 2025, about 1950 central daylight time, a Cessna 180F airplane, N2135Z, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Halliburton Field Airport (DUC), Duncan, Oklahoma. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the accident occurred while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 17. The reported surface wind was from the west-southwest at 6-7 knots. The pilot reported that the airplane drifted right of the runway centerline during landing rollout, but his left rudder input did not correct for the right drift and the airplane departed off the right side of the runway. The airplane’s main landing gear sunk into soft turf which resulted in the airplane to nose over. The pilot and his passenger egressed from the airplane without injury. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and both wings. A postaccident examination of the airplane’s rudder control system revealed that the left rudder cable was fractured. The fractured rudder cable and an associated pulley were removed from the airplane and shipped to the National Transportation Safety Board’s materials laboratory for additional examination and testing.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Flight control sys malf/fail during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll)
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,576 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 26, 2024; 76 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Prop Blast Aviation, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: DUC Duncan OK at 11:30 pm
- Destination: DUC Duncan OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 6,650 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.80 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from KLAW, 23 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KLAW 010053Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01890161 PNO=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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