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Cessna 180 accident near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, September 13, 2026

On September 13, 2026 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Cessna 180, registered N9265C, was involved in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
September 13, 2026 · about 5:00 pm local time
Place
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
Registration
N9265C · registry record
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 180° at 6 knots
  • Sky: clear

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flig1
Passengers3

About this page

Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN26LA321.