# NTSB CHI90LA042: Beech V35, N7988M, Cable, WI, December 9, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 9, 1989, 10:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place: Cable, WI
- Location: 46.1949° N, 91.2485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CABLE UNION (3CU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1949&lon=-91.2485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14604/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA042

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY, CROSSWIND CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7988M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7988M), registered now, S/N D-8471, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-8471
- Airframe hours: 3521
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA2 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Benson, Earl C.
- Registered owner: Benson, Earl C
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, December 23, 1988, 119 hours before
- Departed: FCM, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 3CU, Cable Union, runway 16, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,047 total, 1,544 in this make and model, 2,047 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 25 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RIE, 46 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19891209049569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891209049569A), Dec 9, 1989: Beech V35, Cable, WI, Substantial damage. Crosswing gust lifted wing on the flare for landing. Dragged other wing and ground looped.

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.

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