# Accident 19921103044799A: Cessna 150G, Delta Junction, AK, November 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Delta Junction Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VKTV
- Location: 63.6997° N, 144.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6997&lon=-144.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3144X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3144X-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 660 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921103044799A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE NEAR ALTERNATE. UNABLE LAND DUE SEVERE WIND. LANDED RIVERBAR DOWNWIND. NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ANC93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA011), Nov 3, 1992: Cessna 150G (N3144X), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (CFI) IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION TO ATTEMPT A DOWN WIND FORCED LANDING IN HIGH SURFACE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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