Plane Crash List

Cessna 150D N5947T

21 April 1985 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 April 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N5947T, operated by Flight Flying W School, was involved in an accident near Wasilla, 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wasilla, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Wasilla (Z16)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150D
Registration
N5947T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Flight Flying W School
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wasilla → Wasilla
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA067

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 PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRPLANE STRIKING THE SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY. UNDERLYING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO DISTINGUISH THE SOFT RUNWAY SURFACE FROM SURROUNDING RUNWAY SURFACES, AND THE UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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