# Accident 19850220003699A: Cessna 172G, Mojave, CA, February 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1985, 12:37 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0709° N, 118.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0709&lon=-118.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1112F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1112F-2011-01-05) (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 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220003699A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA149), Feb 20, 1985: Cessna 172G (N1112F), Mojave, CA, 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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