ANC73DAA18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Nenana, AK · December 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 14, 1972
Place
Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2882SCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169437

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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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3-3558  72/12/14 NR.NENANA,ALAS        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N2882S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 6381 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            49 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EIELSON AFB,ALAS            LOCAL                       NENANA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2882S
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nenana

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.