# Accident 19910302003859A: Cessna 172G, Reno, NV, March 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1991, 11:14 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4801° N, 119.7397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4801&lon=-119.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4417L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417L-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 64 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302003859A

## Narrative

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

STOPPED ON TAXIWAY,TAIL INTO WIND TO PERMIT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO PASS. WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON NOSE AND LEFT WING.

## 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 LAX91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA119), Mar 2, 1991: Cessna 172G (N4417L), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/PREPARATION DECISION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH WIND CONDITION AND THE PILOT IN COMMANDS INABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N4417L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920705023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023849A), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 172G (N4417L), Tonopah, NV, Substantial damage. Landed downwind in farm field. Unable to stop. Collided with a power pole.

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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