# Accident 19940531018012A: Cessna 172P, Jackson, WY, May 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1994, 08:55 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4701° N, 110.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4701&lon=-110.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62463, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62463-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 512 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940531018012A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY A TAXIING EAGLE 2 N246RL DURING ENGINE RUNUP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. EAGLE 2 IS TAILWHEEL BLIND FORWARD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N246RL, Amtral EAGLE2: [Accident 19940531018011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940531018011A)

## 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 SEA94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA130), May 31, 1994: Cessna 172 (N62463), Jackson Hole, WY, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE CHRISTEN EAGLE II, N246RL, TO SEE AND AVOID THE CESSNA 172, N62463, AND THE PILOT OF THE CHRISTEN EAGLE II DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF HIS AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N62463 (2)

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

- [Incident 19971010033879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971010033879I), Oct 10, 1997: Cessna 172P (N62463), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: a student pilot lost control on first solo landing. Upon touchdown the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway, ran through some sagebrush…
- [Incident 19950918035529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950918035529I), Sep 18, 1995: Cessna 172 (N62463), Big Piney, WY, Minor damage. Landed on solo cross country. Deer on runway. Veered off runway to avoid deer. Returned to base with damaged 172.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.