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ANC88DAG07

1988-08-22 · KENAI, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ENA

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE CESSNA TO THE RAMP AREA WHEN THE AIRPLANE WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE NEAR THE TERMINAL BUILDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE LIGHT POLE BEFORE IMPACT AND THAT IT BLENDED IN WITH THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC88DAG07.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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