- Date
- March 12, 1982, 15:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N733DUCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820312003999A
- Case key
- 70047
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
On ground/water encounter with weather
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - high windFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Nose over
Proper assistance - not obtainedCause
Analysis
After landing the aircraft was taxiing to the ramp when a gust of wind lifted the left wing up and tipped the Cessna over on its back. Wind was gusting over 40 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733DU
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268222
- Airframe hours
- 1,380
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John A. Meyer
- Registered owner
- Wheatridge Flying Club
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Destination
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- BJC · Jefferson County, runway 29, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 524 total · 425 in this make and model · 498 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.