SEA66F0253

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Seattle, WA · January 20, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1966
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5718ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174091

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0074  66/1/20    SEATTLE WASH        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N5718E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRAHSED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.STUDENT PILOT S 1ST SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5718E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boeing Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.