NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX89LA196
Registry · N7002E
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
HICKLE WILLIAM H
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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.
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