# NTSB SEA80DYP11: Beech C90, N444PS, Ellensburg, WA, January 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1980
- Place: Ellensburg, WA · ELLENSBURG, WA
- Location: 47.0001° N, 120.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellensburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0001&lon=-120.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0015  80/1/25    ELLENSBURG,WA       BEECH C90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1035                    N444PS              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 29, 7540 TOTAL HOURS, 340
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENTON,WA                   ELLENSBURG,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- LNDD RWY 7,HIT SNOWBERM AT INTXN OF ACTIVE RWY.CLOSED RWY NOTAM CANC 12/14/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N444PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444PS-2026-07-31), registration cancelled 2026-07-31, S/N LJ-615, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Registry model: [Beech C90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (registry code 1152913) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-21) (registry code 52172, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowers

## 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 19800125001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125001329A), Jan 25, 1980: Beech C90, Ellensburg, WA, Substantial damage. Landed on closed, unplowed runway. Hit snow furrow at intersection. Runway condition not notamed.

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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