# NTSB ANC74FAA39: Cessna 150, N16036, Fairbanks, AK, June 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1974
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74FAA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA39

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16036-2016-07-18), registration cancelled 2016-07-18, S/N 15073430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillips

## 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 19740620018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620018249A), Jun 20, 1974: Cessna 150L, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Plt shut off mixture control instead of carb heat.

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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