- Date
- June 21, 1974
- Place
- Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19740621029472A19740621029471A
- Case key
- 130142
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2456 74/6/21 SEATTLE,WASH BELL OH-13G CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1544 N9790 PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 31, 3291 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 61 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLOAT EQUPD. PLT FAILD TO COMMNCT WTH TWR AFTR INTL CNTCT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2456 74/6/21 SEATTLE,WASH CESSNA 150K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1544 N562QL PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WASH SEATTLE,WASH HOQUIAM,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PAX RCNTLY ENRLLD PLT CRS OPRTNG RADIO,ACKNWLGD SEENG TRFFC.CESSNA ON BASE,BELL SURVEYD CRIME SITE
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N562QL
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boeing Field Intl
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.
- Registration
- N9790
- Reported as
- Bell OH-13G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boeing Field Intl
N9790Registration cancelled Sep 20, 2013 · Bell-Snohomish Co Sheriffs OFF 47G-3BAirframe modelBell-Snohomish Co Sheriffs OFF 47G-3B
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.