# Accident 19940822022629A: Cessna 150J, Kahiltna Glacie, AK, August 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1994, 13:16 local time
- Place: Kahiltna Glacie, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4510° N, 149.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4510&lon=-149.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61272, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61272-2005-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 96 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022629A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT DURING GRAVEL BAR TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSED INTO GRAVEL.

## 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 ANC94LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA118), Aug 22, 1994: Cessna 150J (N61272), Talkeentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNSUITABLE TAKEOFF AREA SELECTED. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT SPOT IN THE AIRSTRIP'S SURFACE.

## Other reports on N61272 (3)

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

- [Accident 19920712025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712025059A), Jul 12, 1992: Cessna STC150 (N61272), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Observed making low passes and steep turns over private strip. Crashed into trees. Found water in fuel.
- [Accident 19900329006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900329006479A), Mar 29, 1990: Cessna 150J (N61272), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Struck airport boundary fence on final for touch and go. Impacted short. Reported lost power.
- [Accident 19750515010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515010319A), May 15, 1975: Cessna 150J (N61272), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Rough eng result of oil drain plug coming out. Annual insp comp day bfor. Lnd on beach.

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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