# NTSB SEA67F0045: Cessna 150, N4444U, Bellevue, WA, May 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1966
- Place: Bellevue, WA · BELLEVUE, WA
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3025  66/5/31    BELLEVUE WASH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N4444U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO FIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4444U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444U-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 15060444 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellevue

## Other investigations on N4444U (2)

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 SEA68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0046), Jan 11, 1968: Cessna 150D (N4444U), Renton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0489), Oct 30, 1964: Cessna 150 (N4444U), Riverside, CA, 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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