# NTSB SEA75FYE19: Cessna 150, N4481U, Snohomish, WA, September 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1974
- Place: Snohomish, WA · SNOHOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.9289° N, 122.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9289&lon=-122.0927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3830  74/9/28    SNOHOMISH,WASH      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 389
        TIME - 1215                    N4481U              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY-SNOHOMISH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WALLA WALLA,WASH            ARLINGTON,WASH               SNOHOMISH,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- CLRD PWR LINES WITH NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE,THEN NOSE PITCHED DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4481U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4481U-1975-09-15), registration cancelled 1975-09-15, S/N 15060481, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harvey-Snohomish

## 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 19740928035109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740928035109A), Sep 28, 1974: Cessna 150D, Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Clrd pwr lines with nose high attitude,then nose pitched down.

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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