# Accident 20260124000129A: Cessna 150K, Anchorage, AK, January 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2026, 20:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1700° N, 149.9600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1700&lon=-149.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6333G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6333G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,041 total, 41 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260124000129A

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A CESSNA CE150 TRI-GEAR AIRCRAFT. THEY WERE PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT HANDED OVER THE CONTROLS TO THE INSTRUCTOR, WHO HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND ON THE LAKE HOOD GRAVEL STRIP. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE RUNWAYS IN THE AREA, THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AT LAKE HOOD, AND DARKNESS, THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND MISTAKENLY LANDED ON THE FROZEN, SNOW-COVERED WATERWAY USED FOR SKI-PLANE OPERATIONS THIS TIME OF YEAR. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR TO SANK INTO THE DEEP SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 ANC26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA011), Jan 25, 2026: Cessna 150K (N6333G), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s unintentional selection of the wrong, snow-covered landing surface, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N6333G (1)

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

- [Incident 19810912058539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058539I), Sep 12, 1981: Cessna 150C (N6333G), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Floatplane landing on smooth water did not come off step in time to stop before hitting overhanging trees.

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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