# NTSB ANC81FA024: Cessna 150, N7022F, Chugiak, AK, March 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1981
- Place: Chugiak, AK · CHUGIAK, AK
- Location: 61.3889° N, 149.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chugiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3889&lon=-149.4819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA024

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N7022F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7022F-2000-09-12), registration cancelled 2000-09-12, S/N 15063622 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Birchwood

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N704KL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704KL-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 15078671, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birchwood

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810307010561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307010561A), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna 150F, Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with N704KL just prior to turning a slightly higher base leg.
- [Accident 19810307010562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307010562A), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna 150M, Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. Collided with N7022F while on base leg for landing. N7022F came up from behind. Both landed safely.

## Other investigations on N7022F (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC94LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA014), Oct 30, 1993: Cessna 150 (N7022F), Chignik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMANDS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO PERFORM A TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BRUSH.
- [NTSB SEA68F0292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0292), Mar 17, 1968: Cessna 150 (N7022F), Lester, WA, 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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