Accident: Cessna 172
Aug 20, 2016 · Anchorage, AK
NTSB numberGAA16CA442Event id20160822X91159
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The facility's designation of the taxiway for use by maintenance personnel to conduct high thrust tests without appropriate safeguards in place, which led to maintenance personnel conducting high-power, run-up thrust procedures across the active taxiway and resulted in the loss of directional control of a light, single-engine airplane on the taxiway when it encountered a sudden, unexpected blast of engine thrust.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N35408
- Year built
- 2001
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Taxi Prop/jet/rotor blast/suction
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF)0 nm (0 km) north-east
- Merrill Field (MRI)2 nm (5 km) south-west
- Bryant Army Airfield (FRN)5 nm (9 km) east
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