# Accident 19941030036929A: Cessna 172F, Tonopah, NV, October 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1994, 16:45 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Airport: Tonopah
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3590° N, 116.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3590&lon=-116.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8210U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8210U-1998-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 798 total, 748 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941030036929A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF TAXIWAY INTO MUD. NOSED OVER. BLAMED A WIND GUST. UNVERIFIED.

## 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 LAX95LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA025), Oct 31, 1994: Cessna 172F (N8210U), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive taxi speed and improper remedial action after the nose gear began to shimmy. The nose gear shimmy (nose gear vibration) and the berm were factors in this accident.

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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