# Incident 19890608050999I: Curtis JN4DJENNY, Hillsboro, OR, June 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1989, 10:57 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511JN-2025-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Waldo S JENNY JN4D (registry code 05663BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-waldo-s-jenny-jn4d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS JN4DJENNY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608050999I

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT WHEEL EN ROUTE. LANDED ON REMAINING WHEEL AND TAIL SKID. PILOT DID NOT KNOW GEAR HAS FAILED.

## Other reports on N511JN (1)

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

- [Accident 19860817073859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860817073859A), Aug 17, 1986: Curtis JN4DJENNY (N511JN), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Engine developed problems during flight and the aircraft flipped over on landing. Fuel float was found leaking.

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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