# NTSB ANC77DAA02: Cessna 150, N19251, Galena, AK, October 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1976
- Place: Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA02-201370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4120  76/10/14 NR.GALENA,AK          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 220
        TIME - 1630                    N19251              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,AK                 GALENA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19251](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19251-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 15074274, built 1973 (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

## 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 19761014031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761014031959A), Oct 14, 1976: Cessna 150L, Galena, AK, Substantial damage. Snow covered tundra.

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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