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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Petersburg, AK · July 25, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 25, 1971
Place
Petersburg, AK · PETERSBURG, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N8697JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162085

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1384  71/7/25  NR.PETERSBURG,ALAS    CESSNA 150G         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8697J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 704 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            99 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHALE PASS,ALAS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT FOUND INVERTED IN LAKE. DMG CONSISTENT WITH LOSS OF CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N8697J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.