# Accident 19860801085772A: Cessna 152, 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- 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: N757VW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757VW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,490 total, 162 in this make and model, 171 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/19860801085772A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED IN A RUNUP AREA AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N2913C. ATC FAILED TO ALERT PILOTS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2913C, Cessna 180: [Accident 19860801085771A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801085771A)

## 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 152 (N757VW), Anchorage, AK, substantial 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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