19810222005039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Spencer, IA · February 22, 1981

Date
February 22, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
Spencer, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7318G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCD10
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total146 in this make and model68 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.

Student pilot taxied for takeoff. Airplane was blown over during engine run up. Severe gusty surface wind.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN OVER DURING ENGINE RUN UP. SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

NTSB investigation

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