# NTSB ANC77FA064: Cessna 150, N66552, Anchorage, AK, July 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1977
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2663  77/7/29  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N66552              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY FRM A PRACTICE STALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66552](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66552-1977-11-28), registration cancelled 1977-11-28, S/N 150-76118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19770729031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729031179A), Jul 29, 1977: Cessna 150M, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Recovery frm a practice stall.

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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