# Accident 19910328007829A: Cessna 180E, Friday Harbor, WA, March 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1991, 16:40 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5307° N, 123.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5307&lon=-123.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601Y-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,676 total, 1,676 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328007829A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY THROUGH CHANNEL AT LOW ALTITUDE WITH SEVERE LOW LEVEL WIND AND TURBULENCE. PUSHED INTO TREES ON SHORE.

## 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 SEA91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA074), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna 180 (N2601Y), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB GRADIENT AND RATE AS A RESULT OF HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N2601Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20160806013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806013999A), Aug 6, 2016: Cessna 180E (N2601Y), Cardington, OH, Destroyed. PIC [privacy data omitted] was flying a local flight at his personal grass airport near Cardington Ohio. He decided to change landing direction from north to…

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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