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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Tanana, AK · September 6, 2003

Date: September 6, 2003
Place: Tanana, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6767F
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA120
Reported as: Cessna 150F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6767FRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2005 · Cessna 150FS/N 15063367 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot attempted a takeoff from a mining strip. The strip was soft and the airplane became airborne but settled back onto the surface of the runway. Upon contact with the soft surface the right main landing gear sheared and the airplane rolled up on its wing and landed on its back, causing substantial damage. The pilot did not have a current medical. privacy data omitted Injury summary not known by ASI.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A MINING STRIP. THE STRIP WAS SOFT AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH THE SOFT SURFACE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED UP ON ITS WING AND LANDED ON ITS BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTanana, AKThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after encountering muddy terrain during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the muddy runway.Sep 6, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6767F · 1

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

Incident 19800816081409IClimb · Fairbanks, AKEmergency landing after cockpit filled with smoke. Found voltage regulator stuck.Aug 16, 1980 · Minor damage