# Accident 20071109828399A: Cessna 150L, Palmer, AK, November 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2007, 18:23 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5947° N, 149.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5947&lon=-149.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11764, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11764-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071109828399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED NUMEROUS TREE TOPS, APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS BEFORE TOUCH DOWN. THE TREES FORM A LINE APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS LONG AND 15 YARDS WIDE AND ARE 40 TO 50 FEET HIGH ON THE EDGE OF THE PALMER GOLF COURSE NEXT TO OUTER LOOP RD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN APPROX. 30 TO 35 YARDS FROM THE TREES, IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTING TO THE EAST. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE STUDENT COMMENTED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONTACTED THE TREES. THIS WAS THEIR SECOND NIGHT TIME TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE PLACED A PHONE CALL TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND LEFT A MESSAGE ON HIS RECORDER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC08LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA018), Nov 9, 2007: Cessna 150 (N11764), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student, and his delayed go-around. Contributing to the accident was dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N11764 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780730019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730019339A), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna 150L (N11764), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770603023099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770603023099A), Jun 3, 1977: Cessna 150L (N11764), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage

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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