# NTSB ANC80FA054: Cessna 150, N5909G, Dillingham, AK, June 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1980
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1525  80/6/15  NR.DILLINGHAM,AK      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5909G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               KING SALMON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        REMARKS- OWNER AWARE PLT HAD NOT FLOWN IN AK & HAD NO IP CK-OUT.FUEL TKS NOT VIS CKD.PLT'S BODY FD IN BAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5909G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909G-2013-04-24), registration cancelled 2013-04-24, S/N 15071409, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: 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 19800615029289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615029289A), Jun 15, 1980: Cessna 150K, Dillingham, AK, Destroyed. Departed VFR on 57 minute flight with 45 minutes of fuel. Found body in bay waters. Presumed out of fuel, ditched.

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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