# Accident 19870516016009A: Cessna STC150, Birchwood, AK, May 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4101° N, 149.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4101&lon=-149.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66286-2011-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 199 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516016009A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOPPED ON LANDING. GUSTY CROSSWINDS. TAILWHEEL CONVERSION.

## 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 ANC87FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA070), May 16, 1987: Cessna 150 (N66286), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66286 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110626012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626012729A), Jun 26, 2011: Cessna 150M (N66286), Beluga Lake, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N66286 crashed under unknown circumstances 3 miles west of Beluga Lake, AK. Two persons on board. The PIC sustained fatal injuries and at the accident site.…
- [Incident 19790705018819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705018819I), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 150M (N66286), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Rain prevented a scheduled fuel stop. Pilot diverted to another airport, ran out of fuel on final.

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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