# Accident 20010520039659A: Cessna 172P, Anchorage, AK, May 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1894° N, 149.9506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1894&lon=-149.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98426, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98426) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520039659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING FROM CAP. HANGER TO LAKE HOOD STRIP. PILOT GOT LOST, WHILE TURNING AIRCRAFT AROUND WING STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 ANC01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA064), May 21, 2001: Cessna 172P (N98426), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area during taxi. A factor associated with the accident was a tree.

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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