# NTSB SEA70D0087: Cessna T-50, N1261N, Everett, WA, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Everett, WA · EVERETT, WA
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0087-156684

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3951  69/9/14    EVERETT,WASH        CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1250
        TIME - 1735                    N1261N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WASH              EVERETT,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- PORTION OF TIRE JAMMED INTO LDG GR STRUT,ACFT VEERED ONTO SOFT GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1261N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1261N), registered now, S/N 42 13635, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-50
- Registry model: [Cessna T-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-50) (registry code 2071302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paine Field

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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