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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Arlington, WA · January 7, 2000

Date: January 7, 2000 · 06:30 local
Place: Arlington, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3721J
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00FA037
Reported as: Cessna 150G

N3721JRegistration cancelled Feb 29, 2000 · Cessna 150GS/N 15065021 Airframe modelCessna 150G

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft suffered fuel exhaustion, collided with power lines, and dove steeply into highway during an apparent emergency landing on the southbound lanes of inerstate 5, approximately 2 miles south west of Arlington Washington airport. A witness report indicated that night conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, AND DOVE STEEPLY INTO HIGHWAY DURING AN APPARENT EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INERSTATE 5, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH WEST OF ARLINGTON WASHINGTON AIRPORT. A WITNESS REPORT INDICATED THAT NIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA00FA037Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMarysville, WAFuel exhaustion due to the non-certificated 'pilot's' failure to determine the fuel quantity prior to takeoff. Factors include a dark night, and a non-iluminated electrical transmission wire strung across the highway upon which the pilot was attempting to…Jan 7, 2000 · Substantial damage