THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE RUN-UP AREA AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER MAKING A RUN-UP, HE ELECTED TO TAXI TO REFUEL BEFORE TAKING OFF. HE STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP HIS RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED UNTIL IT WAS IN A QUARTERING TAILWIND DIRECTION AND FLIPPED OVER.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..HIGH WIND

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..GUSTS

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