# NTSB ANC72AA005: Cessna 150G, N8697J, Petersburg, AK, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Petersburg, AK · PETERSBURG, AK
- Location: 56.8113° N, 132.9513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.8113&lon=-132.9513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8697J-1971-12-15), registration cancelled 1971-12-15, S/N 15066597, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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.

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