# NTSB ANC82DA014: Cessna 150, N63516, Anchorage, AK, January 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: January 17, 1982, 10:12 local (14:12 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.219909, -149.850982 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2199&lon=-149.8510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69764/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA014

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FOG BANK NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE THE STUDENT WAS AT THE CONTROLS. THE STUDENT RELEASED THE YOKE AND THOUGHT THE INSTRUCTOR HAD ASSUMED CONTROL. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION AND DID NOT TAKE CONTROL UNTIL THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. INITIALLY THE INSTRUCTOR FELT SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. AS THE NOSE STARTED DOWN DURING RECOVERY, THE INSTRUCTOR OBTAINED VISUAL REFERENCES WHICH HELPED. WHILE RECOVERING, THE PLANE STRUCK THE GABLES ON THE END OF A MOTEL AND CAME TO REST ON THE ROOF OF AN ADJOINING STRUCTURE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, dual student (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - residence

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63516](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63516-1984-10-30), registration cancelled 1984-10-30, S/N 15077364 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 77364
- Airframe hours: 5916
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Aero Tech Flight Service, Wc
- Registered owner: Aero Tech Flight Service, Wc
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Airport: MRI, Merrill Field, runway 6, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,370 total, 1,063 in this make and model, 1,260 as pilot in command, 183 in the last 90 days, 48 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MRI

## 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 19820117001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117001039A), Jan 17, 1982: Cessna 150M, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Instructor saw fog bank ahead on takeoff. Took controls, stalled in a steep bank to avoid fog. Hit building roof.

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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