Cessna 172 N5111E

Summary

On 8 May 1982 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5111E, operated by Long Beach Flyers, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mojave, California, 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.

Date

8 May 1982 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mojave, California, United States

Nearest airport

Edwards Air Force Base (EDW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5111E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Long Beach Flyers, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mojave → Long Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA206

Nobody was injured.

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.