# Accident 19890526014179A: Cessna 180H, Duluth, MN, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0497° N, 92.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0497&lon=-92.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526014179A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING IN A GUSTY SURFACE WIND. BLAMED WIND SHEAR.

## 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 MKC89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA115), May 26, 1989: Cessna 180 (N45JB), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN TURBULENT GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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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