SEA75FYC45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Vancouver, WA · June 27, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1975
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4055UCessna 150N447JLBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150174

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2443  75/6/27    VANCOUVER,WA        BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10000
        TIME - 0715                    N447JL              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 572 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                CHELHALIS,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PARKED CLOSE TO TAXIWAY.PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TAXIING CESSNA.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2443  75/6/27    VANCOUVER,WA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N4055U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CESSNA PLT ON FIRST SOLO WAS CHECKING FOR CHNG IN WIND.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N4055U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Evergreen

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
N447JL
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Evergreen

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.