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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lake Louise, AK · March 1, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 1, 1978
Place
Lake Louise, AK · LAKE LOUISE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6349SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780301018879A
Case key
142584

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3864   78/3/1    LAKE LOUISE,AK      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N6349S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LOUISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALKEETNA,AK                GULKANA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N6349S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Louise

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6349S · 1

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