# Accident 19870404052549A: Cessna 180B, Boulder, CO, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0397° N, 105.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0397&lon=-105.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5207E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 396 total, 51 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404052549A

## Narrative

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

A GUST OF WIND LIFTED A WING ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. HIGH CROSSWINDS A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN87LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA083), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna 180B (N5207E), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

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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