# Accident 19900901037679A: Cessna 150L, Anchorage, AK, September 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1990, 17:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2206° N, 149.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2206&lon=-149.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17008 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 53 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901037679A

## Narrative

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

FLYING BELOW A RIDGE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. UNABLE TO RECOVER, CONTACTED A SLOPE AND NOSED OVER. BLAMED WINDSHEAR.

## 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 ANC90LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA163), Sep 2, 1990: Cessna 150-L (N17008), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-INN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

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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