Cessna 152 N93844

Summary

On 4 May 1996 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93844, operated by Anoka Flight Service, was involved in an accident near Blaine, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 May 1996 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Blaine, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Anoka County (ANE)

Coordinates

45.1803, -93.1809

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93844

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anoka Flight Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA150

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's inadvertent encounter with the propblast from another airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the student to communicate with the pilot(s) of the other airplane before taxiing behind it.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was taxiing for takeoff when he saw a large twin-engine turboprop airplane sitting on a runup pad next to the taxiway he was using. He said he stopped before passing behind the turboprop airplane and observed the propellers turning slowly. The pilot said he taxied behind the airplane and heard an increase in engine power. He said he tried to get past the area where his airplane was experiencing the other airplane's propwash, but was unable to do so. As he turned onto the taxiway leading to the active runway, his airplane was blown over. The pilot did not make contact with the pilot of the turboprop airplane before taxiing behind it.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.