# Accident 19961125036579A: Cessna 150M, Anchorage, AK, November 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1996
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ELLA
- Location: 61.1598° N, 149.9897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1598&lon=-149.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63414, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961125036579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SIGN ON LANDING.

## 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 ANC97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA007), Nov 25, 1996: Cessna 150 (N63414), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate distance from an airport sign, while taxiing on an unfamiliar airport.

## Other reports on N63414 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900108000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108000279A), Jan 8, 1990: Cessna 150M (N63414), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Student lost control on a touch and go landing and aircraft impacted a snowbank on edge of runway.

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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