# NTSB ANC76DAG86: Cessna 150, N3936U, Anchorage, AK, February 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1976
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0101   76/2/1    ANCHORAGE,AK        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N3936U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UN ACCELERATE ON TKOF. PLT SAID A/S READ ZERO. ACFT HAD BEEN WASHED PRIOR TO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3936U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3936U), registered now, S/N 15061336, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (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: Merrill

## Other investigations on N3936U (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 MIA79FKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT46), Mar 15, 1979: Cessna 150 (N3936U), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0310), Sep 17, 1965: Cessna 150 (N3936U), So Plainfield, NJ, 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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