# NTSB FTW88DPJ06: Cessna 172G, N1103F, Frederick, OK, June 9, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: June 9, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Frederick, OK
- Coordinates: 34.380088, -99.01049 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3801&lon=-99.0105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88DPJ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22456/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPJ06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with weather, taxi - to takeoff
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, taxi - to takeoff

## Analysis

DURING SLOW TAXI TO TAKEOFF, A GUST OF WIND OR A DUST DEVIL LIFTED AIRCRAFT OFF TAXIWAY AND FLIPPED IT INVERTED. NUMEROUS SMALL WHIRLWINDS WERE OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1103F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103F-2019-05-20), registration cancelled 2019-05-20, S/N 17254698, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-54698
- Airframe hours: 2525
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harold F. Kukuk
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 17, 1987, 47 hours before
- Departed: FDR, FREDERICK, OK
- Destination: 2DT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Airport: FDR, Frederick

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 68; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 808 total, 650 in this make and model, 750 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SPS

## 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 19880609021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609021409A), Jun 9, 1988: Cessna 172G, Frederick, OK, Substantial damage. While slow taxiing to runway. Aircraft became airborne by a wind gust and was blown over.

## Other investigations on N1103F (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA18CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA170), Mar 19, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1103F), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

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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