Event ANC85LA061

1985-03-30 KENAI, Alaska, United States Airport · ENA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N7866Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 150C

Year of manufacture

1963 · 22 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19930924

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AAAA12

Registrant of record

TUCKER STANLEY J TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7866Z Cessna 150C None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL PLEASURE SIGHTSEEING TRIP WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT; THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD.JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO POWER LINES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA061.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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