ANC73DAG70

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Anchorage, AK · January 3, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1973
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1773QCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730103000849A
Case key
169704

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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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3-0146   73/1/3    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1317                    N1773Q              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 28, 460 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N1773Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Merrill Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1773Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.