# NTSB ANC76AA130: Cessna 150, N4710X, Wrangell, AK, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2752  76/9/11    WRANGELL,AK         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 100
        TIME - 1700                    N4710X              PX-  2  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WRANGELL AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CABLE STRIKE MARKS FOUND ON RT WING AND LIFT STRUT. SURVIVABLE IF ADEQUATE SHOLDER HARNESS USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4710X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4710X-1976-12-01), registration cancelled 1976-12-01, S/N 15064760, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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 19760911032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911032049A), Sep 11, 1976: Cessna 150G, Wrangell, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Cable strike marks found on rt wing and lift strut. Survivable if adequate sholder harness used.

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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