Cessna 150F accident near Big Lake, AK
On October 8, 2015, a Cessna 150F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Lake, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 8, 2015
- Place
- Big Lake, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 61.589°N, 149.814°W
- NTSB ID
- 20151008X83112
Official records · ANC16FA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 8, 2015, about 1340 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 150F airplane, N7064, sustained substantial damage following an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with a rural road, shortly after departing from the Cubdivision Airport, Big Lake, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions were reported in the area of the accident; no flight plan had been filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to the Big Lake Airport, which is about 3 miles south of the Cubdivision Airport. According to witnesses, the pilot had departed from the Big Lake Airport on the morning of the accident, arriving at the Cubdivision Airport, a 1,200-long by 100-foot-wide private gravel-covered airstrip, about 1230. About 1340, witnesses watched as the accident airplane departed to the north on runway 04. The witnesses reported that just after takeoff, the airplane made a left climbing 270-degree turn, and it eventually flew crosswind over the departure end of the runway. When the airplane reached about 300 feet above ground level (agl), the climb shallowed slightly as it passed over a workshop and a house located on the airstrip. As the airplane flew in a southeasterly direction, and away from the airport, witnesses reported that the airplane began another climbing left turn. During the turn, the airplane rolled to the left, t
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
