# Accident 19920610019401A: Cessna 172, Anchorage, AK, June 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1992, 13:36 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.1000° N, 149.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1000&lon=-149.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61670, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61670) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 840 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019401A

## Narrative

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

TAXI FOR TAKEOFF COLLIDED WIHT N7392U THAT WAS ON RIGHT SIDE TURNING ON TAXIWAY. WAS REPORTED TAXIING FAST.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7392U, Cessna 207: [Accident 19920610019402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019402A)

## 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 ANC92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA089), Jun 10, 1992: Cessna 172 (N61670), Anchorage, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK OUT BY THE PILOT OF BOTH AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, THE OTHER MOVING AIRCRAFT/OBJECT (C 172), AND THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED OF…

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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