Cessna 172R accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, April 7, 2014
On April 7, 2014 at about 10:38 pm local time, a 1999 Cessna 172R, registered N2630B, was substantially damaged in an accident during taxi (from runway) near Daytona Beach, Florida (Daytona Beach International airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The inadvertent encounter with a microburst during taxi from landing that resulted in the aircraft being turned over inverted and receiving substantial damage.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 7, 2014 · about 10:38 pm local time
- Place
- Daytona Beach, Florida · Daytona Beach International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R, built 1999 · all 172Rs on the register
- Registration
- N2630B · registry record · serial 17280665
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the flight instructor, he was taxing back to the ramp after landing when he was told to hold short on the taxiway due to a micro burst alert. As the airplane was coming to a stop, the winds flipped the airplane over inverted, and it resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. According the ground controller, the surface winds were sustained at 48 knots with gusts as high as 64 knots. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Windshear or thunderstorm during taxi (from runway) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Attain/maintain not possible
- cause Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Microburst › Ability to respond/compensate
Flight instructor
- Certificate: flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 634 hours in all; 305 in this make and model; 182 in the last 90 days; 72 in the last 30 days; 369 as pilot in command; 234 on instruments
- Last flight review: January 13, 2014
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 15 hours in all; 15 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: February 14, 2014
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,319 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 4, 2014
- Maximum gross weight: 2,558 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (piston); 7,031 hours total
- Operator: Phoenix East Aviation LLC
The flight
- Departed from: DAB Daytona Beach FL at 10:30 pm
- Destination: DAB Daytona Beach FL
- Flight plan: none
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: at 6 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 13,000 ft; a few clouds at 700 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.84 inHg
- Observation at 10:40 pm from DAB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2630B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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