# NTSB ANC85LA061: Cessna 150C, N7866Z, Kenai, AK, March 30, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 30, 1985, 13:34 local (17:34 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.659099, -150.900711 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6591&lon=-150.9007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4476/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA061

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering
  - fuel system - exhaustion (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate training, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fuel consumption calculations - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate training, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight manuals - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL PLEASURE SIGHTSEEING TRIP WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT; THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD.JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO POWER LINES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7866Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7866Z), registered now, S/N 15059966, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 59966
- Airframe hours: 3458
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2D 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sidney W. Woods
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 15, 1984, 11 hours before
- Departed: ENA, KENAI, AK
- Airport: ENA, Kenai, Ak, runway 1, 7,575 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 516 total, 84 in this make and model, 516 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ENA, 1 nm away

## 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 19850330010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330010269A), Mar 30, 1985: Cessna STC150, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel and struck powerline while trying to make airport.

## Other investigations on N7866Z (1)

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 SEA05LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA100), May 12, 2005: Cessna 152TW (N7866Z), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a taxiway identification sign as he attempted to turn off the runway onto the taxiway during the last part of the landing roll. Factors include a…

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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