# Accident 19890102000099A: Cessna 172G, Cheyenne, WY, January 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1556° N, 104.8105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1556&lon=-104.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4440L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4440L-1990-02-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,103 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102000099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA053), Jan 2, 1989: Cessna 172 (N4440L), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH WIND AND GUSTS, WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR.

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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