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Cessna 150D N4379U

13 January 1988 · Chugiak, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 January 1988 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N4379U, operated by Ptarmigan Aviation, was involved in an accident near Chugiak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Chugiak, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Birchwood (Z15)
Coordinates
56.3008, -158.3592
Aircraft
Cessna 150D
Registration
N4379U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ptarmigan Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC88LA024

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE STUDENT LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AFTER A PRACTICE ENGINE FAILURE; AT THAT POINT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REALIZED HOW SLICK THE RUNWAY WAS AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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