# NTSB ANC78DAG80: Cessna 150, N6349S, Lake Louise, AK, March 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1978
- Place: Lake Louise, AK · LAKE LOUISE, AK
- Location: 62.2814° N, 146.5511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Louise, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2814&lon=-146.5511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6349S), registered now, S/N 15067149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Lake Louise

## 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 19780301018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301018879A), Mar 1, 1978: Cessna A150K, Lake Louise, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6349S (1)

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 WPR25LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA181), Jun 17, 2025: Cessna 150G (N6349S), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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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