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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Inyokern, CA · November 23, 1980

Date
November 23, 1980 · 20:00 local
Place
Inyokern, CA
Airport
Inyokern
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78595
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUQ03
Reported as
Cessna 172K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
554 total311 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Blown over by strong gusty surface wind when airplane turned to taxi back on runway.

As the FAA filed it

BLOWN OVER BY STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WIND WHEN AIRPLANE TURNED TO TAXI BACK ON RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.