# Accident 19890611015189A: Cessna STC150, Alexander Creek, AK, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alexander Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4218° N, 150.5999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4218&lon=-150.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1612Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1612Q-2012-10-15) (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 STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 6 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611015189A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING ON SANDBAR. BEGAN GO AROUND BUT ABORTED DUE TO BELEIVED BENT PROP. NOSED OVER IN WATER OFF SANDBAR

## 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 ANC89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA089), Jun 12, 1989: Cessna 150-L (N1612Q), Alexander River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO LAND AT THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE RESULTING HARD LANDING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE PRECLUDED A GO-AROUND AND RESULTED IN THE INTENTIONAL SWERVE INTO A RIVER TO…

## Other reports on N1612Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20100911049379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100911049379A), Sep 11, 2010: Cessna 150L (N1612Q), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. N1612Q crashed into the trees shortly after takeoff from an unnamed lake located 15 miles west of Kenai, Alaska. The airman stated that the aircraft was over…

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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