# Accident 20030906037719A: Cessna 150F, Tanana, AK, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5044° N, 151.9886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5044&lon=-151.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6767F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6767F-2005-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906037719A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA120), Sep 6, 2003: Cessna 150 (N6767F), Tanana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N6767F (1)

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

- [Incident 19800816081409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816081409I), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 150F (N6767F), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Emergency landing after cockpit filled with smoke. Found voltage regulator stuck.

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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