Cessna 150D N5947T
7 September 2015 · Delta Junction, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N5947T was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.0158, -145.7269
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D
- Registration
- N5947T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Delta Junction → Delta Junction
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC15CA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots decision to land on an unfamiliar, unimproved airstrip which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was on a local flight when he spotted a remote airstrip and decided to land. He said that from the air, the landing strip appeared longer and wider, but as he was nearing his touchdown, he realized that the landing area was smaller and rougher than expected. The airplane touched down, hit a bump, and bounced into brush on the right side of the landing strip, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2015 | Cessna 150 | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Cessna 150G | Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States | Harvey Paul B | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Cessna 150M | Slate Hill, New York, United States | Schilling William S | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Cessna 150L | Carthage, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Cessna 150M | Layton, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2015 | Cessna 150H | Morrisville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 31 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | STATE OF ALASKA / Alaska State Troopers | Serious injuries | - |
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| 1 Feb 2015 | Piper PA 12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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