# Accident 19890528020579A: Piper PA28180, Crandon, WI, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Crandon, WI
- Airport: Crandon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5606° N, 88.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5606&lon=-88.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4734L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4734L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528020579A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TRYING TO FLARE FOR A CROSSWIND LANDING AND DRAGGED A WING TIP. REPORTED SWIRLING WINDS.

## 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 CHI89LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA099), May 28, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N4734L), Crandon, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL & SUBSEQUENT WINGTIP COLLISION WITH THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING. THE CROSSWIND AND TURBULENCE WERE CONTRIBUTING…

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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