# Accident 19890328004889A: Cessna 180, Boulder, CO, March 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1989, 10:20 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0409° N, 105.3703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0409&lon=-105.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4756B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4756B-1991-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,903 total, 650 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890328004889A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. ABORTED TAKEOFF,SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED RIGHT GEAR LEG.

## 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 DEN89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA096), Mar 28, 1989: Cessna 180 (N4756B), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, FAILING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. GUSTY CROSSWINDS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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