# Accident 20240830013179A: Cessna 150H, Tok, AK, August 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.7924° N, 144.2932° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7924&lon=-144.2932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 103 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240830013179A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A VALLEY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT OUTCLIMB THE TERRAIN AHEAD A LEFT 180 TURN WAS INITIATED AT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.DURING THE TURN IN GUSTY AIR THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC24LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA086), Aug 31, 2024: Cessna 150H (N41WP), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with gusting winds resulting in a loss of altitude with performance insufficient to outclimb terrain.

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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