# Incident 19870303009369I: Cessna 180E, Wolf Point, MT, March 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wolf Point, MT
- Airport: Wolf Point
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0931° N, 105.6414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolf Point, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0931&lon=-105.6414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2609Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2609Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870303009369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO CROSSWIND. DEPARTED RUNWAY SIDE INTO SOFT EARTH AND NOSED DOWN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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