# NTSB ANC90FA146: Cessna A150, N8345M, Kenai, AK, August 15, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 14, 1990, 16:15 local (Aug 15, 1990, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.659847, -150.900131 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6598&lon=-150.9001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC90FA146
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5305/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA146

## Probable cause

PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - not corrected, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE CRASHED WHILE IN A STALL/SPIN APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES NORTH OF THE KENAI AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8345M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8345M), registered now, S/N A1500045 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A15000045
- Airframe hours: 4850
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenai Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1990, 24 hours before
- Departed: ENA
- Destination: ANC, ANCHORAGE, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 700 total, 150 in this make and model, 630 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ENA, 8 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 19900814033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814033049A), Aug 14, 1990: Cessna A150K, Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Found crashed in trees. High speed impact. Was 50 lbs over gross weight.

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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