Crash location | 35.040277°N, 106.609167°W |
Nearest city | Albuquerque, NM
35.084491°N, 106.651137°W 3.9 miles away |
Tail number | N7898N |
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Accident date | 17 May 2006 |
Aircraft type | Cessna R172E (T-41C) |
Additional details: | None |
The pilot landed and turned left onto a taxiway. When he stopped to call ground control, he noticed blowing dust nearby. The airplane began to buffet. Suddenly, the airplane was overturned by a wind gust.
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the wind gust.