NTSB LAX89LA196 — 1989-05-11 · MOJAVE, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N7002E

Make / Model: CESSNA 175A
Year of manufacture: 1960 · 29 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19600114
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A95731

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7002E Cessna 175A None

Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE WIND INFORMATION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE WIND LIFTED THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL OFF THE GROUND, TURNED THE AIRPLANE AROUND, AND LIFTED THE TAIL HIGH ENOUGH TO FLIP THE AIRPLANE FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT SAID THE WINDS HE RECEIVED WERE GREATER THAN THE TOWER REPORTED. THE PILOT DID NOT SAY WHAT HEADING HE WAS ON WHEN THE INITIAL PROBLEM STARTED. TOWER REPORTED WINDS WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_LAX89LA196.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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