- Date
- March 30, 1982, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fairmont, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N84344Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820330006779A
- Case key
- 70659
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Performed
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Proper assistance - not obtainedCause
Analysis
The pilot encountered adverse weather and elected to land at Fairmont,Minnesota. While taxiing after landing, the aircraft flipped over in strong wind conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84344
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258431
- Airframe hours
- 1,316
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Combo Furnace Sales, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Combo Furnace Sales, Inc.
- Departed
- St. Francis, MN
- Destination
- Spencer, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FRM · Fairmont Municipal, runway 20, 3,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 75 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.