# Accident 19901027047309A: Cessna 172G, Anacortes, WA, October 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4607° N, 122.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4607&lon=-122.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4174L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4174L-1993-11-23) (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: 325 total, 197 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TRYING TO TAXI TO RAMP AFTER LANDING BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 SEA91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA011), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 172G (N4174L), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT POORLY COMPENSATED FOR THE 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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