# NTSB ANC70D0005: Cessna 150, N3953U, Anchorage, AK, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1561   69/5/3    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0545                    N3953U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE SUSITNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRACTICING STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3953U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953U-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 15061353 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Susitna

## Other investigations on N3953U (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 ANC73AA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA009), Aug 8, 1972: Cessna 150E (N3953U), Hope, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ANC68D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0081), Jul 25, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3953U), Anchorage, 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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