# Accident 19970406004912A: Cessna 150D, Arlington, WA, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1804° N, 121.6705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1804&lon=-121.6705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4100U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4100U-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 26 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406004912A

## Narrative

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

SOLO FLIGHT, VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS HIT BY N45WA WHICH WAS LANDING. FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED ON RUNWAY. (.4) THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT OF A CESSNA TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 34 AFTER VISUALLY CHECKING FOR OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND TRANSMITTING HIS INTENTIONS TO TAKE OFF. MEANWHILE, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OF A PITTS WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY AFTER TRANSMITTING THAT HE WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL ONTO THE SAME RUNWAY. AS THE CESSNA WAS CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PITTS OVERTOOK IT AND DESCENDED INTO THE TAIL OF THE CESSNA. THE PITTS CONTINUED DOWNWARD AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHILE THE CESSNA FLIPPED INVERTED AND FELL ONTO THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE EACH OTHER PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, NOR DID THEY HEAR EACH OTHER OVER THE RADIO. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND. THE PITTS PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING A RED AIRPLANE COMPLETE A LANDING ROLLOUT ON THE RUNWAY WHILE THE PITTS WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY, AND THAT HE NEVER SAW THE CESSNA PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PITTS DID NOT HAVE A LANDING LIGHT INSTALLED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N45WA, Amtr PITTSS2E: [Accident 19970406004911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406004911A)

## 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 SEA97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA083), Apr 6, 1997: Cessna 150D (N4100U), Arlington, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the commercial pilot to perform an adequate visual lookout while on final approach for landing on the runway, and the failure of the student pilot of the other airplane to perform an…

## Other reports on N4100U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970308007899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970308007899I), Mar 8, 1997: Cessna 150D (N4100U), Mount Vernon, WA. Narrative: on March 8, 1997, george hammer departed auburn municipal airport (S50), WA., enroute to harvey field, (S43), snohomish, WA. At approximately 2215…

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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