Cessna 172N N5323D

Summary

On 20 October 2007 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5323D was involved in an accident near Daggett, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 October 2007 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Daggett, California, United States

Nearest airport

Barstow-Daggett (DAG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5323D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingman → El Monte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA015

Nobody was injured.

The flight's encounter with a strong gusty wind condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While turning onto a taxiway from the runway, the airplane was struck by a gust of wind that flipped the airplane over onto its back. The pilot had diverted to an alternate airport after encountering severe turbulence and strong winds during cruise flight. The pilot checked the weather on ATIS at the alternate airport and noted the winds were from 250 degrees at 34 knots. The flight was cleared to land on runway 26; the landing was normal. As the pilot turned the airplane onto the taxiway a gust of wind struck the airplane. Airport personnel noted the winds were from 220 degrees at 35 knots gusting to 50 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.