# Accident 19900801029499A: Cessna 172P, Mammoth Lakes, CA, August 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1990, 16:05 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5797° N, 118.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5797&lon=-118.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51872-1991-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,096 total, 1,618 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801029499A

## Narrative

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

SAW DUST AND HANGAR ROOF BLOWN OFF TAXIING TO RAMP AFTER LANDING. STOPPED WAS BLOWN OVER. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.

## 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 LAX90LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA273), Aug 1, 1990: Cessna 172P (N51872), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH VELOCITY WINDS.

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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