# NTSB SEA76DYE57: Cessna 182E, N9296X, Renton, WA, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2562  76/7/20    RENTON,WA           CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 719
        TIME - 1445                    N9296X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENTON,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CHECKING ENG & RADIO. HIT HANGAR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9296X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9296X), registered now, S/N 18253696, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Renton

## 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 19760720026559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720026559A), Jul 20, 1976: Cessna 182E, Renton, WA, Substantial damage. Checking eng & radio. Hit hangar under construction.

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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