# Accident 20130824018869A: Cessna 150L, Anchorage, AK, August 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2013, 15:37 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2158° N, 149.8561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2158&lon=-149.8561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18699, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18699-2017-09-19) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 997 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824018869A

## Narrative

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

A PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25  AT MRI. ON FINAL, AFTER PREVIOUSLY BEING CLEARED TO LAND BY MRI TOWER, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND THREE TIMES.

NO RESPONSE TO THE GO AROUND REQUESTS WERE GIVEN BY THE PILOT.

WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED SEEING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT RAISE AND LOWER WHILE HEARING THE ENGINE SPUTTERING AND FINALLY GOING QUIET.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE THREE OF THESE OSCILLATIONS FROM AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET WHILE FLYING OVER THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 25.

AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND DOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND. THE CRASH WAS FATAL FOR BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS.

## 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 ANC13FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA084), Aug 24, 2013: Cessna 150L (N18699), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a low fuel state and a nose-high attitude during a go-around, which unported the fuel tank feed line, and the pilot's decision to make a…

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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