# Accident 20081026851079A: Cessna 172M, Carroll, IA, October 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2008, 14:26 local time
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Airport: Arthur N Neu
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0461° N, 94.7889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0461&lon=-94.7889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081026851079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND ENCOUNTERED STRONG WIND GUSTS.  PILOT REPORTED QUARTERING TAIL WIND AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO OVERTURN.

## 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 CEN09CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA044), Oct 26, 2008: Cessna 172M (N333AE), Carroll, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper preflight planning/decision made by the pilot in attempting a taxi in high wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the winds.

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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