# NTSB ANC68F0022: Cessna 150, N8805S, Anchorage, AK, June 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1967
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2001  67/6/15    ANCHORAGE ALAS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N8805S              PX-  0  0  1  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8805S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8805S), registered now, S/N 15062105, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N8805S (4)

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 ANC69F0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0020), Aug 11, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8805S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67F0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0044), Aug 30, 1966: Cessna 150F (N8805S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0039), Jul 31, 1966: Cessna 150F (N8805S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0010), Jun 12, 1965: Cessna 182 (N8805S), Mountain View, WY, 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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