Plane Crash List

Cessna 150 N7892E

16 July 1995 · Kalskag, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 July 1995 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7892E, operated by Kenneth A. Morgan, was involved in an accident near Kalskag, 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Kalskag, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Kalskag (KLG)
Coordinates
61.6099, -160.2000
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N7892E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kenneth A. Morgan
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC95LA105

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE HAD NEITHER FLOWN NOR RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION IN ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI, ATTEMPTING TO WARM THE ENGINE. HE STATED HE HAD INSUFFICIENT ROOM IN WHICH TO STOP AND ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SO THE PILOT LANDED ON THE TUNDRA, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED WITH MARINE/AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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