# Accident 20250731014049A: Cessna 150J, Soldotna, AK, July 31, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4749° N, 151.0259° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4749&lon=-151.0259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60509, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60509) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250731014049A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 150J, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT 1300 LOCAL ON 31 JULY 2025, AT THE SOLDOTNA AIRPORT, SOLDOTNA, AK.  EXCERPT HERE FROM DESCRIPTION IN FAA PRELIMINARY NOTICE DOCUMENT:

'...DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER.  PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED BETWEEN TAXIWAY G AND RUNWAY 25.'  'WEATHER DATA: METAR PASX 312056Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BRKN017 OVC029 17/13 A3002...', END EXCERPT.

DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, A LOSS OF POWER WAS NOT MENTIONED OR SUBSTANTIATED, SO IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A CAUSAL FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

TWO VIDEOS OF THE EVENT CAPTURED THE AIRCRAFT LIFTING OFF AND THEN STAYING WITHIN GROUND EFFECT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT, AND THEN MAINTAINING A LOW ALTITUDE TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT THEN PULLED UP AT AN AGGRESSIVE ANGLE, CLIMBING UNTIL IT STALLED, ROLLED LEFT, THEN RAPIDLY DESCENDED WHILE TURNING 180 DEGREES BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY.   JUST BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE, HITTING THE GROUND AND SLIDING.

AT THE SCENE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID 112 FT, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND LANDING GEAR.  THE ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  ONE INDIVIDUAL SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AND THE OTHER MINOR INJURY.

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED FLIGHT TIMES AND TRAINING DATES FROM EITHER PILOT, WILL AMEND AS FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 ANC25LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA080), Jul 31, 2025: Cessna 150J (N60509), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N60509 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741110039052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741110039052A), Nov 10, 1974: Cessna 150J (N60509), Hf Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Cessna 150 pilot pulled off taxiway into dirt and stopped to avoid oncoming P-51.

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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