# Accident 20020205001259A: Cessna 150G, Talkeetna, AK, February 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3231° N, 150.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3231&lon=-150.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3829J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3829J-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020205001259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF AT NIGHT WITH AN AIRCRAFT NEAR GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE HORIZON, BECAME DISORIENTED, STRUCK THE TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED.

## 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 ANC02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA013), Feb 5, 2002: Cessna 150 (N3829J), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove sufficient ice/frost from the airplane prior to flight, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees and terrain. A factor associated with the accident is…

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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