Accident Cessna U206G N6525X, Friday 18 February 1983

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Date:	Friday 18 February 1983
Time:	13:45 LT
Type:	Cessna U206G
Owner/operator:	Larry Dahle/larry Dahle Shoes
Registration:	N6525X
MSN:	U20605936
Year of manufacture:	1981
Total airframe hrs:	198 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Palm Springs, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Las Vegas, NV (KLAS)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS BLOWN ONTO ITS NOSE & WING WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP. ACCORDING TO TOWER PERSONNEL THE WIND HAD BEEN VARIABLE FROM 200 TO 300 DEG WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35K.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: