# Accident 19880501011229A: Cessna 172G, Las Vegas, NM, May 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1988, 13:19 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Airport: Las Vegas Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5903° N, 105.2200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5903&lon=-105.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6059R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6059R-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 218 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501011229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA103), May 1, 1988: Cessna 172G (N6059R), Las Vegas, NM, 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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