# Accident 20070904017489A: Cessna 172R, Boston, MA, September 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2007, 14:05 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3628° N, 71.0064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3628&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 62 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070904017489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA C172R, N445AF TAXIING INBOUND ON NOVEMBER (N) TAXIWAY WAS TIPPED ON ITS LEFT WING BY A B767-300 JET BLAST. THE CESSNA PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY BOSTON CONTROL TOWER TO EXPEDITE CROSSING OF RUNWAY 33L AND PULL UP TO THE LEFT OF AN ALITALIA B767-300 AT BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA (BOS). THE CESSNA 172R WAS LIFTED AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT DUE TO JET BLAST BEING PRODUCED BY THE B767 APPLYING BREAKAWAY POWER TURNING OFF NOVEMBER (N) TAXIWAY ON A RIGHT TURN ONTO KILO (K) TAXIWAY TO THE RAMP. THE CESSNA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND ENGINE PROPELLERS.

## 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 NYC07LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA214), Sep 4, 2007: Cessna 172R (N445AF), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The air traffic controller's improper taxi clearance.

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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