- Date
- May 4, 1982, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N73795Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820504021369A
- Case key
- 71510
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Sequence of events
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Weather condition - high windCause
Analysis
During taxi a strong gust of wind lifted the tail of the aircraft and flipped it on its back. Thunderstorms were in the area with peak gusts to 53 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73795
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-67686
- Airframe hours
- 802
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320H, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Nancy Tate Masters
- Registered owner
- Nancy Tate Masters
- Departed
- AMA · Amarillo, TX
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport
- LBB · Lubbock Municipal, runway 17, 11,500 × 0 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,059 total · 289 in this make and model · 1,990 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 180° at 26 knots
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.