Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N61670

10 June 1992 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 June 1992 at about 21:36 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N61670, operated by Sigurd E. Colberg, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Merrill Field (MRI)
Coordinates
70.1000, -149.8702
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N61670
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Sigurd E. Colberg
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Big Lake
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC92LA089

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK OUT BY THE PILOT'S OF BOTH AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED BY THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE TAXIING ON THE TAXIWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF THE CESSNA 172 COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 207 WHICH WAS JUST GETTING ONTO THE TAXIWAY FROM ITS COMPANY RAMP. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO TAXI TO THE SAME RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. BOTH PILOTS SAID THEY DID NOT SEE EACH OTHER IN TIME TO AVOID THE COLLISION. TWO CONTROL TOWER OPERATORS STATED THAT THE CESSNA 172 WAS TAXIING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 172 172 N61670 Sigurd E. Colberg Minor
Cessna 207 207 N7392U Spernak Airways, Inc. Substantial

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