19890102000099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Cheyenne, WY · January 2, 1989

Date
January 2, 1989 · 15:45 local
Place
Cheyenne, WY
Airport
Cheyenne Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4440L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA053
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,103 total1,700 in this make and model188 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.

Tried to taxi for takeoff in strong surface wind. A gust blew aircraft onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF IN STRONG SURFACE WIND. A GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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