ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
N2487D
CESSNA 170B
THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 170 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF. THE FAA CONTROL TOWER HAD INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TAXI BEHIND A TAXIING B-727, AND ISSUED CAUTION: WAKE TURBULENCE. THE IDLE POWER OF THE B-727 CAUSED THE CESSNA 170 PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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