# Accident 20190225016549A: Cessna 172M, Bellingham, WA, February 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2019, 11:05 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: CF-HGQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190225016549A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING DURING A TURN ONTO RUNWAY 34, A STRONG CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES, GUSTING TO 29+ KNOTS CAUSED THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER TO THE LEFT. DURING THE FLIP, ONLY THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS SCUFFED. ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN AN UPSIDE DOWN CONDITION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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