ANC81FA024

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Chugiak, AK · March 7, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1981
Place
Chugiak, AK · CHUGIAK, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7022FCessna 150N704KLCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127369

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0234   81/3/7  NR.CHUGIAK,AK         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 213
        TIME - 1000                    N704KL              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                BIRCHWOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   40
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0234   81/3/7  NR.CHUGIAK,AK         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N7022F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2118 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            245 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                BIRCHWOOD,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   40
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N7022F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Birchwood

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N704KL
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Birchwood

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N7022F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.