# NTSB ANC95LA109: Cessna 150, N1134M, Nenana, AK, July 17, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1995, 16:00 local (Jul 17, 1995, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Coordinates: 64.469696, -148.570709 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4697&lon=-148.5707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC95LA109
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2690/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA109

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.  THE TAILWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - downhill
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF DOWNHILL AND DOWNWIND. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK BRUSH AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, SHEARED THE MAIN GEAR, SPUN AROUND, AND CRASHED INTO TREES TAIL FIRST.

## Factual narrative

On July 16, 1995, at 1600 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150 airplane, N1134M, registered to and operated by the pilot, crashed into the brush/trees at Tolovana Hot Springs, Alaska, located 27 nautical miles northwest of Nenana, Alaska.  The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, was departing Tolovana Hot Springs, and the destination was Chena Marina in Fairbanks, Alaska.  No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.  The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.

According to the pilot, he elected to takeoff downwind and downhill.  He realized during the takeoff run that he would not get airborne so he aborted the takeoff.  The airplane ran into the brush at the end of the runway.  The main landing gear separated from the airplane, the airplane spun around, and went tail first into the trees.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1134M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1134M-1998-09-11), registration cancelled 1998-09-11, S/N 15071734 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15071734
- Airframe hours: 3807
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joseph Nyquist
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 11, 1994, 28 hours before
- Departed: TOLOVANA HOT SP, AK
- Destination: AK28, FAIRBANKS, AK
- Airport: Tolovana Hot Springs, runway 27, 1,500 × 30 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 99 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19950716019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716019129A), Jul 16, 1995: Cessna 150K, Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. Tried takeoff downwind down hill. Unable lift. Aborted. Run into brush end of runway. Severed gear. Spun backwards.

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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