# Accident 19940723019089A: Cessna 150E, Melozi Hot Spri, AK, July 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Melozi Hot Spri, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1796° N, 152.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1796&lon=-152.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3947U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3947U-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940723019089A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT STRIP. NO FLAPS. LIFTED OFF AND STALL MUSHED BACK TO STRIP. BLAMED A WIND GUST.

## 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 ANC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA093), Jul 23, 1994: Cessna 150 (N3947U), Melozzi Hot Sps, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT OFF BELOW THE STALL SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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