# Accident 19891014040359A: Cessna 180H, Niagara Falls, NY, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1084° N, 78.9462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIAGARA FALLS INTL (IAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1084&lon=-78.9462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7930V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7930V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040359A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTROM AND FRONTAL ACTIVITY,LOST CONTROL,ABORTED. RAN OFF RUNWAY

## 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 NYC90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA012), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 180H (N7930V), Niagara Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS.

## Other reports on N7930V (1)

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

- [Incident 19830720061879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720061879I), Jul 20, 1983: Cessna 180H (N7930V), Ava, NY, 1 fatal. Unfamiliar with main chute deployment. Cut it away then failed to open reserve parachute.

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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