- Date
- July 4, 1985, 15:52 local (21:52 UTC)
- Place
- Lordsburg, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4349QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850704031549A
- Case key
- 16742
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Analysis
The plt said he had encountered moderate turbulence while en route & his passengers became air sick. He decided to land at the nearest suitable arpt. The landing was made without incident. However, while taxiing to the ramp, the aircraft encountered what one witness described as a 'whirl wind' or 'dust devil' & was flipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4349Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260249
- Airframe hours
- 4,414
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald R. Garten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1984
- Departed
- P33 · Wilcox, AZ
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LSB · Lordsburg
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 91 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DMN, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.