- Date
- April 26, 1989, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chisana, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5773ECessna 150A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890426011479A
- Case key
- 5182
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for the landing. The soft/uneven terrain is considred to be a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt landed in a field which he knew contained areas of mud. During the landing roll, the acft contacted a large muddy area. The nose gear sank into the mud and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5773E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273
- Engine
- Lycoming 0320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Frisbie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1989 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- CZN · Chisana, AK
- Airport
- Homestead Strip
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 780 total · 480 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.