ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384450
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1982 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Long Beach Flyers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5111E |
| MSN: | 17271716 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2169 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mojave, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mojave, CA (KEDW) |
| Long Beach, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE THE PILOT WAS BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT, 2 LINEMEN WERE HOLDING THE WINGS DOWN. DURING TAXI, THE PILOT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING TO THE RUNWAY HEADING, THE WIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING, THE SPINNING PROP HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. DURING THE WEATHER BRIEFING, THE WIND WAS REPORTED AT 27KNOTS, GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. BLOWING SAND ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ABOUT 200FEET DURING GUSTS. A T-33 PILOT CANCELED HIS FLIGHT BECAUSE OF BLOWING SAND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82DA206
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 11:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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