# Accident 19931113042639A: Cessna 150G, Kirkland, WA, November 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1993, 15:10 local time
- Place: Kirkland, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6705° N, 122.1797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6705&lon=-122.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2446J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2446J-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 95 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEPARTED PAINE AIRPORT WITHOUT CLEARANCE TWICE. FLEW UNDER BRIDGE. CIRCLED RESIDENCE LOW ALTITUDE. STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA031), Nov 13, 1993: Cessna 150G (N2446J), Kirkland, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE TREE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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