# NTSB ANC74AA035: Cessna 150L, N5352Q, Birchwood, AK, September 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Birchwood, AK · BIRCHWOOD, AK
- Location: 61.4053° N, 149.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birchwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4053&lon=-149.4689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3701  73/9/18  NR.BIRCHWOOD,ALAS     CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5352Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BIRCHWOOD,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON MTN STEEP NOSEDOWN ATT.RCVRD 9/20/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5352Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5352Q-1974-02-21), registration cancelled 1974-02-21, S/N 15073252 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730918041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918041399A), Sep 18, 1973: Cessna 150L, Birchwood, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed on mtn steep nosedown att. Rcvrd 9/20/73.misc-loss of control for undetermined reason

## Other investigations on N5352Q (1)

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 ANC72DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG12-107193), May 27, 1972: Cessna 150L (N5352Q), Goose Bay, 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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