Event MKC89LA174

1989-08-06 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States Airport · FCM None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N68591

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

STINSON L-5

Engine

LYCOMING 0-435A/0-435C (190 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560501

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A91977

Registrant of record

AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE FLYING MU

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N68591 Stinson L-5 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AN ALTERNATE RUNWAY INTO THE WIND WAS AVALABLE, BUT WAS NOT SELECTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MKC89LA174.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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