# Accident 19860514017569A: Cessna 172H, Great Falls, MT, May 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1986, 09:20 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3749R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 161 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860514017569A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING IN SEVERE SURFACE WINDS.WIND WAS TOO HIGH FOR SAFE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT TYPE.

## 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 DEN86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA134), May 14, 1986: Cessna 172H (N3749R), Great Falls, MT, 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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