# NTSB DEN81DTG05: Cessna 172, N5692A, Oakes, ND, December 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1980
- Place: Oakes, ND · OAKES, ND
- Location: 46.1397° N, 98.0871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakes, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1397&lon=-98.0871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3462  80/12/18   OAKES,ND            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 368
        TIME - 1330                    N5692A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 338 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKES,ND                    ELLENDALE,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      5
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT FLIPPED OVR IN WND GSTG 30KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5692A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5692A), registered now, S/N 28292, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801218077289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218077289A), Dec 18, 1980: Cessna 172, Oakes, ND, Substantial damage. Wind blew airplane over on its back while turning to take off at start of runway. Wind exceeded safe limits.

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.

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