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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Las Vegas, NM · May 1, 1988

Date: May 1, 1988 · 13:19 local
Place: Las Vegas, NM
Airport: Las Vegas Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6059R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88LA103
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 218 total218 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N6059RRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 1989 · Cessna 172GS/N 17253728 Airframe modelCessna 172G

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was blown over by severe surface winds while taxiing from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE SURFACE WINDS WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN88LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Vegas, NMThe private plt and his daughter were on a cross country flight. Landing with a strong headwind and reported gusts to 31 knots, the plt taxied clear of the runway. A 90 degree turn crosswind on the taxiway resulted in wind lifting the left wing and a loss of…May 1, 1988 · Substantial damage