# Accident 19730103000849A: Cessna 150L, Anchorage, AK, January 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1973
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1773Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1773Q-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 460 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730103000849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC73DAG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG70), Jan 3, 1973: Cessna 150L (N1773Q), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1773Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860619026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860619026849A), Jun 19, 1986: Cessna 150L (N1773Q), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failed while student was flying a passenger. One fuel tank was empty due to a loose cap. Water in other tank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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