- Date
- May 1, 1988, 13:19 local (19:19 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6059RCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880501011229A
- Case key
- 17467
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Analysis
The private plt and his daughter were on a cross country flight. Landing with a strong headwind and reported gusts to 31 knots, the plt taxied clear of the runway. A 90 degree turn crosswind on the taxiway resulted in wind lifting the left wing and a loss of control. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airport was closed for high winds after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6059R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17253728
- Airframe hours
- 3,243
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brown, August R
- Registered owner
- August R. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1987
- Departed
- GXY · Greeley, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 218 total · 218 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 24 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- LVS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6059R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.