# NTSB SEA66F0193: Cessna 150, N7718E, Ellensburg, WA, December 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1965
- Place: Ellensburg, WA · ELLENSBURG, WA
- Location: 47.0001° N, 120.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellensburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0001&lon=-120.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3712  65/12/30   ELLENSBURG WASH     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N7718E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7718E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7718E), registered now, S/N 17518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowers

## Other investigations on N7718E (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 UNK65X1252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1252), Jan 8, 1965: Cessna 150 (N7718E), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage

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.

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