# Accident 19810222004849A: Cessna 172F, Slayton, MN, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Slayton, MN
- Airport: Slayton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9868° N, 95.7826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SLAYTON MUNI (DVP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9868&lon=-95.7826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5639R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5639R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,257 total, 47 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DER20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222004849A

## Narrative

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

FREAK GUST OF WIND OVERTURNED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. STRONG SURFACE WINDS EXCEEDED SAFE LIMITS.

## 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 CHI81DER20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER20), Feb 22, 1981: Cessna 172F (N5639R), Slaton, MN, substantial damage

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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