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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Reno, NV · January 8, 1990

Date
January 8, 1990 · 07:25 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7878T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA033
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Reported engine
Continental O300C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total66 in this make and model62 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.

Blown over by severe gusty winds while turning crosswind onto runway for takeoff. Entirely too much wind for safety

As the FAA filed it

BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE GUSTY WINDS WHILE TURNING CROSSWIND ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. ENTIRELY TOO MUCH WIND FOR SAFETY

NTSB investigation

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