# Accident 19870312007419A: Cessna STC150, Anchorage, AK, March 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1987, 13:03 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2208° N, 149.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2208&lon=-149.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5972T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 140 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312007419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND HIT A SNOWBERM ON LANDING. FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS TAILWHEEL CONVERTED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC87LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA047), Mar 12, 1987: Cessna 150D (N5972T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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