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Event DEN86LA048

1985-12-18 DENVER, Colorado, United States Airport · DEN None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE GND TAXIING TO A GENERAL AVIATION TERMINAL AFTER LDG, THE PILOT TAXIED BEHIND AND TURNED DOWNWIND INTO JET THRUST FROM A B737 ACFT AS IT WAS BEING TAXIED FROM A PASSENGER TERMINAL ENROUTE TO RWY FOR TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS BLOWN ONTO ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WING BY JET THRUST FROM THE B737 ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN86LA048.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.