# NTSB ANC68D0111: Cessna 150, N8768S, Skwentna, AK, April 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1968
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1093  68/4/26    SKWENTNA,ALAS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 150
        TIME - 1830                    N8768S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- DRAGGED WHEELS IN DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8768S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8768S-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 15062068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8768S (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 ANC81DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA044), Apr 16, 1981: Cessna 150F (N8768S), Copper Glacier, AK, substantial damage

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.

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