# NTSB SEA69D0144: Cessna 206, Bellevue, WA, October 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1968
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0144

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4379  68/10/24   BELLEVUE,WASH       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 279
        TIME - 1400                    N73079              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 8R-GDF LANDED OVER AND STRUCK N73079. RT HORIZ STAB OF 8R-GDF DAMAGED. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4379  68/10/24   BELLEVUE,WASH       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    8R-GDF              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  43, 7015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STOL CONVERSION. PLT MADE STEEP,NOSE HIGH APPCH. LANDED OVER AND STRUCK PROP OF N73079.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: 8R-GDF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellevue

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N73079](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73079-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 10295, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bellevue

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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