# NTSB ANC96LA002: Cessna 150M, N704UQ, Healy, AK, October 6, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 6, 1995, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Healy, AK - Coordinates: 63.679462, -150.029479 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6795&lon=-150.0295&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2777 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC96LA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2777/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA002 ## Probable cause A failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions. A factor in the accident was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - object - tree(s) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis While searching for an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal, the accident site was spotted by a Civil Air Patrol (CAP) airplane. An FAA inspector responded to the area of the accident and observed the airplane wreckage on a trailer. During a conversation with the inspector, the student pilot indicated that he was flying to an airstrip with a passenger to go to work. During the landing approach, the pilot encountered a strong crosswind from the left and the airplane collided with trees along the edge of the runway. ## Factual narrative On October 6, 1995, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150M, N704UQ, crashed during landing at the Healy River airport, Healy, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country business flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, registered to Whittier Service Inc., Sterling, Alaska, sustained substantial damage. The pilot, holder of a student pilot certificate, was not injured. The sole passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Merrill Field airport, Anchorage, Alaska, about 1145. The accident was initially reported when a Civil Air Patrol (CAP) airplane spotted the wreckage while searching for an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, Fairbanks Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), reported that while responding to the area of the accident, he observed the airplane wreckage on a trailer. During a conversation with the inspector, the pilot indicated that he was flying to Healy with a passenger to go to work. During the landing on runway 15, the pilot encountered a strong crosswind from the left and the airplane collided with trees along the edge of the runway. The FAA inspector provided the pilot with a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) pilot/operator report (form 6120.1/2). No further contact with the pilot was established and the form was not returned. A second pilot/operator report was sent to the pilot on December 12, 1995. It was returned unclaimed. The aeronautical experience listed on page 3 of this report was obtained from a review of airmen records on file in the FAA's Airman and Medical Records Center located in Oklahoma City. On the pilot's application for medical certificate, dated 5/15/94, the pilot indicated that his total aeronautical experience consisted of 436 hours. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N704UQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704UQ-2000-06-12), registration cancelled 2000-06-12, S/N 15078888 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1507888 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Rodney B. Baker - Registered owner: Whittier Service Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK - Destination: HRR - Airport: HRR, Healy River, runway 15, 2,800 × 60 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 436 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °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 19951006031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006031329A), Oct 6, 1995: Cessna 150M, Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted on flare for landing in a crosswind. Struck trees. Student pilot had a passenger on board. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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