# NTSB ANC73AA009: Cessna 150E, N3953U, Hope, AK, August 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1972
- Place: Hope, AK · HOPE, AK
- Location: 60.9203° N, 149.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9203&lon=-149.6403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1675   72/8/8  NR.HOPE,ALAS          CESSNA 150E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3953U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/9/72. REPORTEDLY SPOTTING SHEEP. DIRECTION OF FLT INTO HI TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3953U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953U-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 15061353 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3953U (2)

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 ANC70D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0005), May 3, 1969: Cessna 150 (N3953U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0081), Jul 25, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3953U), Anchorage, 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.

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