# Accident 20050804020641A: Cessna 150M, Renton, WA, August 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2005, 17:45 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5178° N, 122.1986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5178&lon=-122.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66234, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66234-2007-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020641A

## Narrative

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

(-23) COLLIDED WITH DEHAVILLAND DHC-2, N741DB WHILE ON CLIMBOUT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RENTON, WA (ONE AND A HALF MILES NORTHEAST). N741DB WAS ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR A WATER LANDING JUST NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. (-23 AMENDMENT) N66234, A CESSNA 150, COLLIDED WITH N741DB, A DHC-2, ONE AND ONE HALF MILES NORTH OF THE RENTON, WASHINGTON AIRPORT. THE DHC-2 WAS ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR A WATER LANDING TO THE NORTH AND WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT WHICH WAS RETURNING FROM A CANADIAN FISHING LODGE. THE CESSNA 150 WAS ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM THE NORTHEAST DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N741DB, Dhav DHC2*: [Accident 20050804020642A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020642A)

## 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 SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158), Aug 5, 2005: Cessna 150M (N66234), Renton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the DHC-2 Beaver pilot to understand air traffic advisory information and the failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain visual separation, resulting in a midair collision. A factor…

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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