# Accident 19911220057059A: Cessna 150G, Point Mugu, CA, December 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1991, 11:48 local time
- Place: Point Mugu, CA
- Airport: Point Mugu Nas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1193° N, 119.1196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POINT MUGU NAS (NAVAL BASE VENTURA CO) (NTD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1193&lon=-119.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8572J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8572J-1994-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,126 total, 2,263 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911220057059A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER ATTEMPTING TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF IN EXCESSIVE GUSTY SURFACE WIND. WIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 LAX92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA066), Dec 20, 1991: Cessna 150G (N8572J), Point Mugu, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE AVAILABLE WIND INFORMATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS A HIGH TAIL WIND.

## Other reports on N8572J (1)

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

- [Incident 19810915068779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915068779I), Sep 15, 1981: Cessna 150G (N8572J), Hasttings, NE. Pilot flying at night ran out of fuel. Landed in corn field.

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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