# Accident 19900802050849A: Cessna 180, Tucson, AZ, August 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1990, 12:25 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EJBA
- Location: 32.1509° N, 110.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1509&lon=-110.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9463C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9463C) (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: 894 total, 51 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802050849A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED BEHIND AN MD80 THAT WAS HOLDING FOR DEPARTURE. JET BLAST BLEW AIRCRAFT ONTO NOSE AND LEFT WING.

## 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 LAX90LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA344), Aug 2, 1990: Cessna 180 (N9463C), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DISTANCE FROM A MD-80'S JET EXHAUST.

## Other reports on N9463C (2)

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

- [Accident 20180309001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180309001829A), Mar 9, 2018: Cessna 180 (N9463C), Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. On March 9, 2018 at, or about, 1150 local time the aircraft was landing on runway 11 at bayview airport (bvs) in Burlington, WA. At the time there was about a…
- [Incident 19890902054869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902054869I), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 180 (N9463C), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot braked hard when he saw aircraft approaching same taxiway. Tail raised and propeller struck ground..

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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