# Accident 20020503009279A: Cessna 172, Redfield, SD, May 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Redfield, SD
- Airport: Redfield Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8608° N, 98.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8608&lon=-98.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6422E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6422E-2003-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020503009279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, GUSTY WINDS HIT AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL AND WINGS. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI02LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA125), May 3, 2002: Cessna 172 (N6422E), Redfield, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control while taxing to takeoff in high and gusty wind conditions.

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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