# NTSB ANC76DAG68: Cessna 150, N51355, Karluk, AK, November 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1975
- Place: Karluk, AK · KARLUK, AK
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3792  75/11/16   KARLUK,AK           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N51355              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KABLUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,AK                   KARLUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROCKS HIDDEN BY ABT 6IN SNOW. UNATTENDED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51355](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51355), registered now, S/N 15069946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Kabluk

## 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 19751116038069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751116038069A), Nov 16, 1975: Cessna 150J, Karluk, AK, Substantial damage. Rocks hidden by abt 6IN snow. Unattended strip.

## Other investigations on N51355 (2)

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 ANC77DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG21), Oct 14, 1976: Cessna 150 (N51355), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG09-161773), Jun 25, 1971: Cessna 150J (N51355), Old Harbor, 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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