# Accident 20090416025159A: Cessna 152, Talkeetna, AK, April 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9683° N, 151.1689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9683&lon=-151.1689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46326-2012-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 131 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090416025159A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE WINDS WERE CALM.  THE PILOT WAS SIGHTSEEING AND FLEW UP THE KAHILTNA GLACIER.  HE WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LOW PASS OVER THE SKI STRIP AT THE DENALI BASE CAMP AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH FULL FLAPS AT A SPEED OF 65 KTS.  ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE LOW PASS THE PILOT BROUGHT THE FLAPS UP ADDED POWER AND BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO DEPART BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND STARTED TO SINK.  THE KAHILTNA GLACIER BASE CAMP IS 7200 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, (MSL).  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AT 7350 FEET MSL IN SNOW RESULTING IN COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE WING SUBSTANTIALLY.

## 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 ANC09LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA034), Apr 17, 2009: Cessna 152 (N46326), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a high density altitude.

## Other reports on N46326 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010715039279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715039279A), Jul 15, 2001: Cessna 152 (N46326), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Attempted take off on Haines highway near boarder with Canada, right wheel went into ditch causing horizontal stab to strike ground and damage to it.…
- [Accident 19900921041599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921041599A), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 152 (N46326), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced off runway on landing ground looped collapsing the landing gear. Aircraft modified to a tail wheel type.

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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