# Accident 19890806027449A: Stnson L5, Minneapolis, MN, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9292° N, 93.4592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9292&lon=-93.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68591, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68591) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 17 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027449A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO TAKEOFF IN STRONG CROSSWIND. LEFT RUNWAY AND MOVED 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 MKC89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA174), Aug 6, 1989: Stinson L-5 (N68591), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N68591 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990929032429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990929032429A), Sep 29, 1999: Stnson L5 (N68591), Woodward, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 29, 1999, at 1445 central daylight time, a Stinson L-5 vintage airplane, N68591, registered to the American airpower heritage flying museum…

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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