Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172L N4325Q

30 March 1982 · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 March 1982 at about 21:17 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N4325Q, operated by Foxtrot Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Des Moines Muni (DSM)
Coordinates
41.5294, -93.6590
Aircraft
Cessna 172L
Registration
N4325Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Foxtrot Flying Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Waterloo → Des Moines
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA051

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH THE WIND FROM 230 DEGREES AT 34 GUSTING 40 KNOTS. AFTER TURNING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, A GUST OF WIND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT, TURNED IT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN BLEW IT OVER ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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