# Accident 19890506010939A: Fisher KOALA, Kelso, WA, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 12:53 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso-Longview Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1406° N, 122.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1406&lon=-122.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30SK-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccoy Kevin SUPER KOALA (registry code 0561640, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccoy-kevin-super-koala) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FISHER KOALA
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 28 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010939A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED STUDENT TO LOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO A 90 DEGREE BANK UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 SEA89LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA080), May 6, 1989: Mccoy Super Koala (N30SK), Kelso, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CROSSWIND GUSTS, AND LACK OF TOTAL PILOT…

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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