# NTSB ANC75DAG61: Cessna 150, N10690, Anchorage, AK, December 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4313  74/12/17   ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N10690              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      29, 3540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1625 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON BUSY STREET AND STRUCK SNOW FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10690](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10690-1995-07-07), registration cancelled 1995-07-07, S/N 15074977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## 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 19741217043119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741217043119A), Dec 17, 1974: Cessna 150L, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Plt landed on busy street and struck snow fence.

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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