- Date
- July 30, 1978
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11764Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780730019339A
- Case key
- 139421
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3947 78/7/30 WASILLA,AK CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 103 TIME - 1530 N11764 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASILLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA,AK FT.RICHARDSON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11764
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wasilla
N11764Registration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N11764 · 2
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