# NTSB ANC81DAA05: Cessna 150, N496RA, Gold King Crk, AK, November 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1980
- Place: Gold King Crk, AK · GOLD KING CRK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2837   80/11/1   GOLD KING CRK,AK    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 58,
        TIME - 1730                    N496RA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  243 TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD KING CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLD KING CRK,AK            FAIRBANKS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  75
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       8
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STU PLT,EXPIRED MEDICAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N496RA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496RA-1981-03-24), registration cancelled 1981-03-24, S/N 15067075, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gold King Creek

## 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 19801101063459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101063459A), Nov 1, 1980: Cessna 150G, Gold King, AK, Destroyed. Unlicensed pilot departed at night into adverse weather. Lost control, struck trees near airport.

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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