Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a private, 950-ft-long turf airstrip. The airplane was high during the first two attempts to land, and the pilot initiated a go-around each time. During the third attempt, the airplane was traveling too fast, and it touched down near the mid-point of the runway and bounced. The airplane then departed the end of the of the runway and impacted trees. The pilot was seriously injured, and the airplane was destroyed.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA21LA037 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 3, 2020
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Warrenton, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Private (PVT)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 180
- N-number
- N6484X
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.