# NTSB SEA76AS015: Cessna 210, Bellevue, WA, August 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Bellevue, WA · BELLEVUE, WA
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 30, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS015

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2439  75/8/28    BELLEVUE,WA         CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3104
        TIME - 0837                    N7478E              PX-  0  2  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          THE DALLES,OR               SEATTLE,WA                   BELLEVUE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RESIDENTIAL AREA.STRUCK TREES,THEN GARAGE & AUTO.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7478E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7478E-1975-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: BELLEVUE
- FAA reports: 19750828029069A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828029069A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
From OpenAirDocs.org, an independent open copy of NTSB and FAA data. The NTSB's own report is the official record of an investigation.