# Accident 19920610019402A: Cessna 207, 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERGA
- 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: N7392U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7392U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 300 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/19920610019402A

## Narrative

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

ACCESSING TAXIWAY FOR TAKEOFF WAS STRUCK BY FAST TAXIING N61670 THAT WAS ALSO EN ROUTE TO 24. ATTENTION DIVERTED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N61670, Cessna 172: [Accident 19920610019401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019401A)

## 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 207 (N7392U), Anchorage, AK, substantial 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…

## Other reports on N7392U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860408017139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408017139I), Apr 8, 1986: Cessna 207A (N7392U), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Rear cargo door came open in flight. Precautionary landing made. No malfunctions found. Latch not engaged.
- [Incident 19781016033289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016033289I), Oct 16, 1978: Cessna 207 (N7392U), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown on a short wet runway.

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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