# Accident 19820412009269A: Cessna 172, Marion, IL, April 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Williamson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7294° N, 88.9400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7294&lon=-88.9400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4178L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178L-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 265 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820412009269A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT OVER WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. WIND VELOCITY EXCEEDED PILOT'S AND AIRCRAFT'S CONTROL.

## 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 CHI82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA118), Apr 12, 1982: Cessna 172 (N4178L), Marion, IL, 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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