# Accident 19820117001039A: Cessna 150M, Anchorage, AK, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 10:11 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2199° N, 149.8510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2199&lon=-149.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63516-1984-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,370 total, 1,063 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117001039A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR SAW FOG BANK AHEAD ON TAKEOFF. TOOK CONTROLS,  STALLED IN A STEEP BANK TO AVOID FOG. HIT BUILDING ROOF.

## 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 ANC82DA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA014), Jan 17, 1982: Cessna 150 (N63516), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

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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