# Accident 19750423008899A: Cessna 172K, Beaver Falls, PA, April 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1975
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7301G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7301G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,257 total, 550 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750423008899A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS TAXIING FROM LANDING WHEN WIND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVR-WIND 30K GUSTING 50K.

## 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 NYC75DGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM33), Apr 23, 1975: Cessna 172K (N7301G), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7301G (1)

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

- [Accident 19800421009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421009449A), Apr 21, 1980: Cessna 172K (N7301G), Waunakee, WI, Substantial damage. Student overshot runway while attempting night landing.

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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