# Accident 19900726028749A: Cessna 180, Hatfield, PA, July 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1990, 08:45 local time
- Place: Hatfield, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2771° N, 75.2989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2771&lon=-75.2989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1ZT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ZT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 330 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900726028749A

## Narrative

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

TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING WING STRUCK A TREE. CFI CHECK PILOT DID NOT ACT TO PREVENT COLLISION.

## 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 NYC90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA174), Jul 26, 1990: Cessna 180 (N1ZT), Hilltown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT RECEIVING TRAINING MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY AND ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TREES. IN ADDITION, THE CFI FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## Other reports on N1ZT (1)

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

- [Incident 19780403009349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780403009349I), Apr 3, 1978: Cessna 180 (N1ZT), Green Pond, SC, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Suspect carbureator ice.

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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