# Accident 19890424010619A: Cessna 180K, Fairbanks, AK, April 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1989, 15:13 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8097° N, 147.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8097&lon=-147.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7652A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7652A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 526 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890424010619A

## Narrative

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

WING CAME UP ON DOWNWIND LANDING ROLL, FAILED TO CORRECT. DRAGGED OTHER WING, LEFT THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC89LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA061), Apr 24, 1989: Cessna 180 (N7652A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N7652A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910927048979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927048979I), Sep 27, 1991: Cessna 180 (N7652A), Fairbanks, AK. Engine rough in flight. Elected to land on highway. Top of NR5 piston had disintegrated.

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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