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Cessna 150 N8623J

10 June 2002 · Hope, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 June 2002 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8623J was involved in an accident near Hope, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 00:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Hope, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
60.8631, -150.0264
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N8623J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Hope
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC02LA046

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a ditch. A contributing factor in the accident was the presence of a ditch in the landing area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot was landing toward the south on a remote grass-covered area. During the landing rollout, the airplane struck a drainage ditch. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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