# Accident 19900818033899A: Cessna 180, Howell, MI, August 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1990, 16:19 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5997° N, 83.9309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5997&lon=-83.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4547B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4547B-2014-12-17) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818033899A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP STEEPLY ON CLIMBOUT. MADE TURN AND SPIRAL DESCENT. WING HIT CAUSED CARTWHEEL.

## 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 CHI90FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA235), Aug 18, 1990: Cessna 180 (N4547B), Howell, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE ABOVE TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO DISPLAY THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE.

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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