# Accident 19971002047799A: Cessna 172A, Grandjunction, CO, October 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1997, 18:42 local time
- Place: Grandjunction, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1699° N, 105.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1699&lon=-105.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7692T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7692T-1998-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971002047799A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO DEPARTURE POINT ON RUNWAY, TOWER INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AND WAIT. WIND GUSTS AT 39 KNOTS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA. A GUST OF WIND HIT THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 FTW98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA003), Oct 3, 1997: Cessna 172A (N7692T), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Encounter with high gusting winds while standing with the engine running

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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