# Accident 19860801085771A: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, August 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1986, 15:31 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2206° N, 149.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2206&lon=-149.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2913C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2913C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801085771A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT N757VW WHICH WAS STOPPED IN A RUN UP AREA. PILOT NOT WEARING GLASSES. ATC FAILED TO ALERT PILOTS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N757VW, Cessna 152: [Accident 19860801085772A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801085772A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC86FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA118), Aug 1, 1986: Cessna 180 (N2913C), Anchorage, AK, minor damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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