# NTSB SEA74DYE14: Cessna 150, N7296S, Federal Way, WA, August 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1973
- Place: Federal Way, WA · FEDERAL WAY, WA
- Location: 47.3116° N, 122.3378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Federal Way, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3116&lon=-122.3378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3174  73/8/21    FEDERAL WAY,WASH    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N7296S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FEDERAL WAY,WASH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN AN AREA OF HEAVY BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7296S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7296S-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15067996, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evergreen

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730821029949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730821029949A), Aug 21, 1973: Cessna 150H, Federal Way, WA, Substantial damage. Crashed in an area of heavy brush.

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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