- Date
- December 12, 1987, 14:02 local (22:02 UTC)
- Place
- Tracy, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N734YZCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871212074839A
- Case key
- 25920
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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 - high windFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Wind information - not obtainedCause
Preflight briefing service - not used
Loss of control - on ground/water
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Roll over
Analysis
The surface wind was strong when the pilot began taxiing for takeoff. He did not obtain a preflight weather briefing for the flight. As the aircraft taxied from behind a hangar the strong wind lifted one of the wings and the aircraft rolled over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734YZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269233
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Central Valley Aviation
- Registered owner
- Jericon Industries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1987 · 73 hours before
- Destination
- SCK · Stockton, CA
- Airport
- 036 · Tracy Muni.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 70 in this make and model · 230 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVK, 17 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.