# NTSB ANC71DAG96: Cessna 150H, N23147, Cape Newenhm, AK, June 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1971
- Place: Cape Newenhm, AK · CAPE NEWENHM, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG96

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2122   71/6/3    CAPE NEWENHM,ALAS   CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 389
        TIME - 1355                    N23147              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE NEWENHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPE NEWENHM,ALAS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND,GUSTING 40K, CHANGED FROM HEAD TO TAIL DRG TAXI.ARPT ON SLOPE OF MTN.RWY,TWY SLOPE ABT 7PC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23147](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23147-2005-03-09), registration cancelled 2005-03-09, S/N 15068753 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Newenham

## Other investigations on N23147 (1)

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 ANC70FAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70FAG21), May 29, 1970: Cessna 150H (N23147), Ninilchik, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.