Plane Crash List

Cessna C-150M N9477U

16 May 1990 · Chakachamna, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 May 1990 at about 04:00 local time, a Cessna C-150M registered N9477U was involved in an accident near Chakachamna, 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 04:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Chakachamna, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
61.0797, -151.1592
Aircraft
Cessna C-150M
Registration
N9477U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC90LA089

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SURVEY THE LANDING AREA AND ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE WIDTH FOR HIS AIRPLANE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED ON A ROAD UNEVENTFULLY; HE THEN PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED TAXI TO A PARKING AREA AND DURING THE TAXI, BRUSH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD WAS STRIKING THE OUTER PORTIONS OF BOTH WINGS. THE BRUSH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE STOPPED AND THE BRUSH ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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