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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Ketchikan, AK · June 2, 2012

Date: June 2, 2012 · 15:15 local
Place: Ketchikan, AK
Airport: Ketchikan
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3235J
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC12CA045
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 490 total2 in the last 90 days

N3235JRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Cessna 150GS/N 15065935 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150G 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.

On June 2, 2012, a tailwheel equipped Cessna 150G sustained substantial damage after a loss of control and subsequent landing gear failure during an attempted downwind takeoff in Ketchikan, Alaska. The commercial pilot and single passenger were not injured during the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 2, 2012, A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 150G SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING GEAR FAILURE DURING AN ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

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 ANC12CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKetchikan, AKThe pilot’s decision to take off with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control.Jun 3, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3235J · 1

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

Accident 19920315006299ATouch And Go Landing · Juneau, AKLost control on touch and go landing in coverted tail dragger 150. Ground looped. Unskilled in tail wheel aircraft.Mar 15, 1992 · Reported as Cessna STC150 · Substantial damage