What happened
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(-23) On 06/08/2007 at approximately 20:28 CDT a Cessna, N60866, CE-150-J, s/n 15070632, crashed while taxiing at the Yoakum Municipal Airport, Yoakum, Texas 77995. The incident occurred when the non-certificated person taxiing the aircraft lost control and ended upside down on the north side of the runway. The sole person onboard was taken to the hospital and then airlifted to citizens medical center in victoria, Texas where he was treated for head injuries and was released two (2) days later. Damage to the aircraft included the nose gear, engine mount, engine cowling, propeller, vertical stabilizer and rudder. In a statement received from the person operating the aircraft, he was taxiing the aircraft to and around the north end of the runway and the wind picked up the plane and spun it around and flipped it upside down. Review of weather report from quality controlled local climatological data indicates no significant activity. According to the director of community services/airport manager and the local police there were no witnesses to the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06/08/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:28 CDT A CESSNA, N60866, CE-150-J, S/N 15070632, CRASHED WHILE TAXIING AT THE YOAKUM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, YOAKUM, TEXAS 77995. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE NON-CERTIFICATED PERSON TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SOLE PERSON ONBOARD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER IN VICTORIA, TEXAS WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR HEAD INJURIES AND WAS RELEASED TWO (2) DAYS LATER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. IN A STATEMENT RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT, HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO AND AROUND THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE WIND PICKED UP THE PLANE AND SPUN IT AROUND AND FLIPPED IT UPSIDE DOWN. REVIEW OF WEATHER REPORT FROM QUALITY CONTROLLED LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA INDICATES NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES/AIRPORT MANAGER AND THE LOCAL POLICE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT.
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