NTSB MKC86LA050 — 1986-01-12 · DES MOINES, Iowa, United States

Current FAA registration · N8036B

Make / Model: CESSNA 172
Year of manufacture: 1957 · 29 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19570411
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AAF02E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8036B Cessna 172 None

Factual narrative

N8036B DIVERTED TO DES MOINES FOR FUEL AFTER ENCOUNTERING STRONG HEAD WINDS ENROUTE. AFTER LANDING ON RWY 30R THE PLT TURNED OFF THE RWY ONTO A TAXIWAY THAT RUNS TO THE NORTH. THE PLT THEN STOPPED TO CHANGE RADIO FREQUENCIES. WHILE THE ACFT WAS STOPPED A STRONG GUST FROM THE NW ESTIMATED TO BE 40 TO 45 KTS, LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND TAIL. AS THE ACFT NOSED DOWN THE PROP AND RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE TAXIWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA050.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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