NYC92LA069

1992-02-15 · SANFORD, Maine, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SFM

Aircraft involved

N6544G,N64147 Cessna,Cessna 150,172M None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N64147 TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPACING AND VISUAL LOOKOUT FROM N6544G WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A GROUND COLLISION.

Factual narrative

THE CESSNA 150 WAS TAXING ON A RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN ONTO ANOTHER RUNWAY, A CESSNA 172, WHICH WAS TAXING BEHIND, COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA 150. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 SAID, 'I STARTED TO CONCENTRATE ON...WHERE I WOULD PARK...MY LINE OF SIGHT WAS TO MY LEFT, AS I RETURNED MY...SIGHT TO THE RIGHT...[THE CESSNA 150] HAD TURNED...IN FRONT OF US...IT WAS EVIDENT WE WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_NYC92LA069.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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