# NTSB ANC71DAG44: Cessna 150J, N60938, Talkeetna, AK, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60938), registered now, S/N 15070679 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Talkeetna

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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