Cessna 152 accident near Blaine, Minnesota, May 4, 1996
On May 4, 1996 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N93844, was substantially damaged in an accident near Blaine, Minnesota (Anoka County airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 4, 1996 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Blaine, Minnesota · Anoka County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N93844 · no longer on the register · serial 15285560
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 110 hours in all; 110 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,634 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ANE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:47 pm from MIC, 8 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N93844 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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