- Date
- September 9, 1970
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N60938Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3720 70/9/9 TALKEETNA,ALAS CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N60938 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 33, 3293 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEADMAN LAKE,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- SWIFT CURRENT,TAXIING UPRIVER ON STEP,HIT SUBMERGED SANDBAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60938
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talkeetna
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