# Accident 19891107048549A: Cessna U206B, Billings, MT, November 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6502° N, 108.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6502&lon=-108.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3481L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3481L-2007-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,427 total, 1,180 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107048549A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER WHILE TURNING CROSSWIND TO PARK AFTER LANDING.

## 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 DEN90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA018), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna U206B (N3481L), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHILE TAXIING DURING UNFAVORABLE 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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