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CHI86LA059

1985-12-30 · HIBBING, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HIB

Current FAA registration · N180HS

Make / Model
CESSNA 180J
Year of manufacture
1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19850727
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1416C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT LANDING IN A DIRECT 90 DEG X-WIND, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, STRUCK A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI86LA059.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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