# NTSB Accident DEN89LA114
> **PIPER PA-18-150** · 1989-05-03 · BOZEMAN, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA114
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-03
- **Location:** BOZEMAN, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.770992, -110.929252
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N9858D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH LED TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: USE OF AN UNFAVORABLE RUNWAY, CROSSWIND, AND GUSTS.

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