# NTSB Accident FTW98LA040
> **Cessna 172G** · 1997-11-02 · ELK CITY, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09171
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-02
- **Location:** ELK CITY, OK, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172G
- **Registration:** N5745R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The high winds and the pilot's poor judgment in attempting to taxi in the existing wind conditions.

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