# NTSB SEA79DYE22: Cessna 185, N4903C, Bellevue, WA, May 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1979
- Place: Bellevue, WA · BELLEVUE, WA
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1634  79/5/17    BELLEVUE,WA         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1625                    N4903C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 688 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            385 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEVUE,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG. ACFT HIT HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4903C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903C-1980-03-13), registration cancelled 1980-03-13, S/N 18502652 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellevue

## 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 19790517016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517016239A), May 17, 1979: Cessna 185, Bellevue, WA, Substantial damage. Acft started while turning prop. Pilot unable to stop acft, hit hangar. Pilot left one mag hot.

## Other investigations on N4903C (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 ANC76AA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA077), Mar 27, 1976: Cessna 185 (N4903C), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage

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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