# Accident 20200506004959A: Cessna 180H, Hite, UT, May 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2020, 18:26 local time
- Place: Hite, UT
- Airport: Hite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3500° N, 110.2300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3500&lon=-110.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,577 total, 1,290 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200506004959A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT INTO TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR20CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA139), May 6, 2020: Cessna 180 (N89SJ), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop.

## Other reports on N89SJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20060730016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730016089A), Jul 30, 2006: Cessna 180H (N89SJ), Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on runway 31 at sun (wind 230 degrees @ 10 gusts to 17) as the pilot manually retracted the flaps, the aircraft "ground looped." The pilot…

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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