# Accident 19871209071149A: Cessna 402B, Anchorage, AK, December 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1987, 16:02 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMSA
- Location: 61.1591° N, 149.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1591&lon=-149.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969JW-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,495 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871209071149A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM PARALLEL LANDING 727. LOST CONTROL BUT LEVELED PRIOR IMPACT. NO ATC WAKE ADVISORY.

## 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 ANC88FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA019), Dec 9, 1987: Cessna 402B (N969JW), 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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