# Accident 19920812034419A: Cessna 150G, Black River, AK, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 14:28 local time
- Place: Black River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1008° N, 145.5302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1008&lon=-145.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6288S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6288S-1993-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812034419A

## Narrative

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

DISORIENTED ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. TURNED INTO BLIND CANYON. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC92LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA130), Aug 12, 1992: Cessna 150 (N6288S), Black River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE…

## Other reports on N6288S (1)

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

- [Incident 19910321013439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321013439I), Mar 21, 1991: Cessna 150G (N6288S), Birchwood, AK, Minor damage. Engine malfunctioned after liftoff. Set aircraft down on smae icy runway. Exited end of runway and hit a snowbank.

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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