# Accident 19961127036819A: Cessna 172G, Chino, CA, November 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1996, 10:03 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 117.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5854R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5854R-2001-03-01) (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: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961127036819A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE SURFACE WIND WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. TOO MUCH WIND FOR DIHEDRAL HIGH WING PLANE. CHINOOK WINDS.

## 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 LAX97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA054), Nov 27, 1996: Cessna 172G (N5854R), Chino, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's attempt to taxi with a crosswind component well in excess of the aircraft's maximum factory demonstrated capability. The wind conditions were factors.

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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