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| Date: | Friday 12 January 1996 |
| Time: | 11:23 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | B & B Partnership |
| Registration: | N6338D |
| MSN: | 17272724 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7763 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Forks, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KGFK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was taxiing on the icy taxiway during his second supervised solo flight. He stated a gust of wind caught the airplane's tail and swung the airplane around. The airplane struck a snowbank, and the wing and propeller impacted the ground. The student pilot later stated that the wind had picked up quite a bit from the time he was out with his instructor to the time of the accident. After landing, he decided not to take off again because the winds had really picked up.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing. Factors in the accident were the icy condition of the taxiway and the high gusting wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA075
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| 14-Mar-2024 07:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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