Cessna 150 N11140
1 April 1992 · Kalskag, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 April 1992 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N11140, operated by Fred C. Holmberg, was involved in an accident near Kalskag, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalskag, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.6091, -160.2003
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N11140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fred C. Holmberg
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Russian Mission
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC92LA056
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT THE KALSKAG AIRPORT EARLIER - SOMETIME AFTER 2200 - AND WAS OBSERVED DRINKING HEAVILY FROM A BOTTLE WHICH WAS FINISHED AND THROWN AWAY. HE THEN TOOK ANOTHER FIFTH OF WHISKEY OUT FROM BEHIND HIS SEAT. THE PASSENGER ASKED THE PILOT TO FLY HER TO RUSSIAN MISSION. THE PILOT STATED HE WANTED TO SOBER UP FIRST. THE PASSENGER COAXED THE PILOT 'LIKE CRAZY' INTO TAKING HER. THE PILOT THEN TOOK THE OPEN FIFTH FROM BEHIND HIS SEAT AND PUT IT IN THE PASSENGER'S LAP. HE THEN AGREED TO FLY HER TO RUSSIAN MISSION. AT 0200 AN ELT SIGNAL WAS PICKED UP BY A SATELLITE. THE AIRPLANE HAD CRASHED ON A FROZEN LAKE 12 MI WEST OF KALSKAG. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH SPEED, NOSE LOW IMPACT. THE PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 209 MG/DL, AND A 0.035 UG/ML LEVEL OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIJUANA) WAS ALSO DETECTED IN HIS BLOOD. THE PASSENGER'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 95 MG/DL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150 | San Jose, California, United States | Veda Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1992 | Cessna 150L | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | David J. Black | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1992 | Cessna 150F | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Crook, Franklin T. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1992 | Cessna 150H | Manistee, Michigan, United States | H. Paul Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Feb 1992 | Richard C Ballow KITFOX 1 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Jones, William Marshall | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Diment, Archie G. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1992 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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