- Date
- March 19, 1969
- Place
- Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5947TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188587
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1009 69/3/19 GLENNALLEN,ALAS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N5947T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AIRPORT NOT MAINTAINED IN WINTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5947T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eureka
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Other investigations on N5947T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC15CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe pilots decision to land on an unfamiliar, unimproved airstrip which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.NTSB ANC85LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe primary cause of this accident was the airplane striking the soft spot on the runway. Underlying factors were the pilot in command's inability to distinguish the soft runway surface from surrounding runway surfaces, and the unusually warm temperatures for…