# NTSB ANC90LA121: Cessna 150M, N66277, Goose Bay, AK, July 19, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1990, 13:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC90LA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5407/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA121

## Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE WET TUNDRA WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - tundra (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON WATER COVERED TUNDRA. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE NOTED DURING ENGINE EXAMINATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66277](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66277), registered now, S/N 15075972, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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
- Serial number: 15075972
- Airframe hours: 5845
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Anchorage Air Center, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 9, 1990, 56 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 333 total, 151 in this make and model, 282 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19900719050189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719050189A), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 150M, Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Landed in swampy tundra and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N66277 (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 ANC75AAG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AAG64), Jan 5, 1975: Cessna 150 (N66277), Anchorage, AK, 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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