# Accident 19950525019589A: Cessna 180D, Eveleth, MN, May 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1995, 08:04 local time
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4607° N, 92.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4607&lon=-92.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8611X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8611X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525019589A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON SOFT STRIP. LOST CONTROL. VEERED INTO DITCH. TREES DAMAGED BY PROP. BENT SPAR GEAR AND ENGINE MOUNT. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA168

## 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 CHI95LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA168), May 25, 1995: Cessna 180D (N8611X), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper setting of the flaps to the 30 degree position and an excessive descent rate during the landing.

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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