19850220003699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Mojave, CA · February 20, 1985

Date
February 20, 1985 · 12:37 local
Place
Mojave, CA
Airport
Mojave
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1112F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA149
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total50 in this make and model40 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 onto back while taxiing in extremely strong, gusty winds. Wind exceeded safe operation of type aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

BLOWN OVER ONTO BACK WHILE TAXIING IN EXTREMELY STRONG, GUSTY WINDS. WIND EXCEEDED SAFE OPERATION OF TYPE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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