- Date
- September 1, 1990, 17:45 local (Sep 2, 1990, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N17008Cessna 150-L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900901037679A
- Case key
- 5444
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Probable cause
The pilot-inn-command's failure to maintain flying speed. Contributing to the accident was improper altitude.
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.
Loss of control - in flight
Terrain condition - high terrainCause
Aircraft control - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Proper altitude - not attainedCause
Weather condition - high windFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot stated that he was flying parallel to a ridge line when he encountered a severe downdraft. The airplane then crashed on the ridge.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17008
- Reported as
- Cessna 150-L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073577
- Airframe hours
- 7,063
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H & H Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 29, 1990 · 3 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 545 total · 53 in this make and model · 496 as pilot in command · 284 in the last 90 days · 149 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 41 °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.