# NTSB ANC69D0118: Cessna 150, N5947T, Glennallen, AK, March 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1969
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5947T), registered now, S/N 15060647, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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: Eureka

## Other investigations on N5947T (2)

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 ANC15CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA072), Sep 7, 2015: Cessna 150D (N5947T), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots decision to land on an unfamiliar, unimproved airstrip which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC85LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA067), Apr 21, 1985: Cessna 150D (N5947T), Wasilla, 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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