# NTSB SEA68A0046: Cessna 150D, N4444U, Renton, WA, January 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1968
- Place: Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0508  68/1/11    RENTON,WASH         CESSNA 150D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 151
        TIME - 1455                    N4444U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## 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 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Renton

## 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 SEA67F0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0045), May 31, 1966: Cessna 150 (N4444U), Bellevue, WA, substantial damage
- [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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