Cessna 180 accident near Ogden, Utah, June 16, 2003
On June 16, 2003 at about 1:32 am local time, a Cessna 180, registered N9221C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ogden, Utah (Ogden-Hinckley 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 16, 2003 · about 1:32 am local time
- Place
- Ogden, Utah · Ogden-Hinckley Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N9221C · registry record · serial 31320
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was landing on runway 25 "with a gusty crosswind component." During the roll-out, the airplane began to "track right and off [the] runway." The airplane departed the right side of the runway and ground looped. The reported winds were 330 degrees at 8 knots. According to the pilot operating handbook, the Cessna 180 has a 12 knot maximum demonstrated crosswind component. The crosswind component was calculated to be 8 knots.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 533 hours in all; 176 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 27 in the last 30 days; 457 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 16, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,007 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 22, 2003; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-4705-11B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVU Provo UT
- Destination: OGD Ogden UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 5,600 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 am from OGD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 DEN03LA106.