- Date
- July 16, 1979
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50296Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790716015459A
- Case key
- 134063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2355 79/7/16 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 55 TOTAL TIME - 2030 N50296 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH POLE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- RGT ELEVATOR,OUTBOARD ATCH BOLT HOLE BECAME ELONGATED & BOLT DISCONNECTED.FORCED LNDG-SOFT TUNDRA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50296
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N50296Registration cancelled Mar 19, 2013 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine 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.