# Accident 20110626012729A: Cessna 150M, Beluga Lake, AK, June 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Beluga Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4267° N, 151.7808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4267&lon=-151.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66286-2011-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626012729A

## Narrative

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

N66286 CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 3 MILES WEST OF BELUGA LAKE, AK.  TWO PERSONS ON BOARD.  THE PIC SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE PASSENGER IS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION AT PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN ANCHORAGE, AK.

## 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 ANC11FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA055), Jun 27, 2011: Cessna 150M (N66286), Beluga Lake, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N66286 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870516016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516016009A), May 16, 1987: Cessna STC150 (N66286), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground lopped on landing. Gusty crosswinds. Tailwheel conversion.
- [Incident 19790705018819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705018819I), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 150M (N66286), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Rain prevented a scheduled fuel stop. Pilot diverted to another airport, ran out of fuel on final.

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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