# Accident 19900322005319A: Cessna 172K, Columbus, OH, March 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1990, 16:55 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9498° N, 82.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9498&lon=-82.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7275G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7275G-1992-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,691 total, 978 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322005319A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF IN STRONG SURFACE WINDS. WAS BLOWN OVER BY WINDS ON TAIL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA085), Mar 22, 1990: Cessna 172K (N7275G), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITION.

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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