# NTSB SEA79DYE16: Cessna 150, N8529G, Seattle, WA, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0379   79/3/3    SEATTLE,WA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 962
        TIME - 1115                    N8529G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG. ACFT RAN INTO N61184 & N7975D,BOTH SUBSTL DMG.                                 ,
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8529G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529G-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 15062629, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Boeing

## 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 19790303004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004019A), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 150F, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot put two passengers in the aircraft and hand propped the aircraft. Engine started. Hit parked aircraft.

## Other investigations on N8529G (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR15FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA268), Sep 28, 2015: Cessna 150F (N8529G), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the mechanic's inadequate tightening of the crankshaft gear retaining bolts during an engine overhaul, which resulted in fatigue failure of the bolts and the…

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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