# Accident 19870503012219A: Cessna 172, Amarillo, TX, May 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1987, 09:05 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6893° N, 101.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6893&lon=-101.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7259A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7259A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503012219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA115), May 3, 1987: Cessna 172 (N7259A), Amarillo, TX, 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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