19870503012219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Amarillo, TX · May 3, 1987

Date
May 3, 1987 · 09:05 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Amarillo International Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7259A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA115
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
649 total23 in this make and model23 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.

Aircraft blown around inverted during taxi in from landing in strong gusty winds.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BLOWN AROUND INVERTED DURING TAXI IN FROM LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

NTSB investigation

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