# Accident 19960908026759A: Cessna 150C, Willow, AK, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996, 17:45 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8904° N, 149.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8904&lon=-149.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7909Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7909Z-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 144 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908026759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON RUNWAY OVERRUN. IN BRUSH AND SOFT GROUND NOSED OVER. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 ANC96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA151), Sep 9, 1996: Cessna 150 (N7909Z), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Factors associated with the accident are the soft terrain and brush in the airstrip overrun area.

## Other reports on N7909Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20030823022759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823022759A), Aug 23, 2003: Cessna 150C (N7909Z), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed calexico, California for Tucson, Arizona with an enroute stop at gila bend. The aircraft lost power due to fuel depletion and an emergency…

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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