# Accident 19890131001679A: Cessna 180B, Nacona, TX, January 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1989, 15:10 local time
- Place: Nacona, TX
- Airport: Nacona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N59KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59KM-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 344 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131001679A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. HIT PIPE IN TALL GRASS AND SEVERED LEFT GEAR. WIND COMPONENT 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 FTW89LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA046), Jan 31, 1989: Cessna 180B (N59KM), Nocona, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA/OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS BY LANDING IN EXCESS OF THE CROSSWIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING…

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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