Cessna 150 N6288S

Summary

On 12 August 1992 at about 22:28 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6288S, operated by Walker Preflight, was involved in an accident near Black River, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 August 1992 at 22:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Black River, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.1008, -145.5302

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6288S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Walker Preflight

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gulkana → Talkeetna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC92LA130

1 person had minor injuries.

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OPERATION.

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

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THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON HIS FIRST CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, HE OVER CORRECTED FOR THE CROSSWINDS AND BECAME DISORIENTED. HE FLEW INTO A VALLEY AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE WHEN IT WOULD NOT OUT CLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 124 FLIGHT HOURS, OF WHICH ONLY 20 WERE IN ALASKA. ALL OTHER HOURS HAD BEEN FLOWN IN FLORIDA. HE HAD MADE NO FLIGHTS, EITHER DUAL OR SOLO, IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN SUCH AS THAT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.