# NTSB ANC77DAG21: Cessna 150, N51355, Kodiak, AK, October 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1976
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3659  76/10/14 NR.KODIAK,AK          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 286
        TIME - 1545                    N51355              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLD HARBOR,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SOFT SAND ON BEACH.
```

## 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

## 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 19761014037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761014037189A), Oct 14, 1976: Cessna 150J, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Soft sand on beach.

## 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 ANC76DAG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG68), Nov 16, 1975: Cessna 150 (N51355), Karluk, 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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