# Accident 19940108000219A: Cessna 150L, Big Lake, AK, January 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1994
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4595° N, 150.0909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4595&lon=-150.0909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16037-2013-06-11) (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: 380 total, 190 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940108000219A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN GLIDE ON SIMULATED ENGINE OUT. CFI TOOK OVER FOR FORCE LANDING. CFI IMPROPER PROCEDURES.

## 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 ANC94LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA028), Jan 8, 1994: Cessna 150 (N16037), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO IMPROPER PROCEDURES USED BY THE PIC. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

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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