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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fairbanks, AK · June 20, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1974
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N16036Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740620018249A
Case key
128286

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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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3-1668  74/6/20    FAIRBANKS,ALAS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 483
        TIME - 1515                    N16036              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EIELSON AFB,ALAS            FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SHUT OFF MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N16036
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Phillips

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.