# Accident 19880615025499A: Cessna 180K, Show Low, AZ, June 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2298° N, 110.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2298&lon=-110.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2509K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2509K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 486 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615025499A

## Narrative

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

A SEVERE CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED AIRCRAFT OFF TOO SOON STALLED AND CRASHED TRYING TO RECOVER. TOO MUCH CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX88LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA224), Jun 15, 1988: Cessna 180K (N2509K), Show Low, AZ, 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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