# Accident 19880901037019A: Cessna 180H, Welsh, LA, September 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Welsh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2303° N, 92.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2303&lon=-92.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 77 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901037019A

## Narrative

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

HARD CROSSWIND LANDING. BALLOONED AND RIGHT WING WENT UP. LEFT WING HIT GROUND. NOSED OVER.HAD QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 FTW88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA159), Sep 1, 1988: Cessna 180H (N9730G), Welsh, LA, 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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