- Date
- April 4, 1971
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23223Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1285 71/4/4 WASILLA,ALAS CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 34 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N23223 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE NR2 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHUGIAK,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- APRX 18IN DEEP SNOW ON RWY,CRUST ON TOP.ARPT COND AVBL,FSS.CERT NOT ENDORSED SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23223
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Lake Nr2
N23223Registration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N23223 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.