# NTSB ANC80FAA06: Cessna 150M, N704YU, Eielson Afb, AK, February 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1980
- Place: Eielson Afb, AK · EIELSON AFB, AK
- Location: 64.6733° N, 147.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eielson AFB, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6733&lon=-147.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FAA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0110  80/2/16  NR.EIELSON AFB,AK     CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 167
        TIME - 1430                    N704YU              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EIELSON AFB,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO BOX CANYON WHILE TAKING PICTURES OF BULL MOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704YU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704YU-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 15078986 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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