# Accident 19910707026329A: Cessna 150L, Fairbanks, AK, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 13:20 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8108° N, 147.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8108&lon=-147.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5321Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5321Q-2026-10-03) (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 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,296 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026329A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE BECAME DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ANC91LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA095), Jul 7, 1991: Cessna 150L (N5321Q), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPERLY PERFORMED 100…

## Other reports on N5321Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20241206019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241206019169A), Dec 6, 2024: Cessna 150L (N5321Q), Meridian, MS, Destroyed. On 12/9/2024 ASI was dispatched to the accident site. Evaluation determined aircraft sustained substantial damage and destroyed. Located and photographed the…
- [Accident 19850707030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707030159A), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna 150L (N5321Q), Killeen, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing until nose gear collapsed. Damage to propeller, firewall, engine mounts and right gear.

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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