# Accident 19900108000279A: Cessna 150M, Anchorage, AK, January 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2190° N, 149.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2190&lon=-149.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63414, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63414) (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 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108000279A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA025), Jan 8, 1990: Cessna 150 (N63414), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE SNOWBANK WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N63414 (1)

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

- [Accident 19961125036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961125036579A), Nov 25, 1996: Cessna 150M (N63414), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a sign on landing.

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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