# NTSB SEA80FA001: Cessna 150F, N3033X, Arlington, WA, October 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1979
- Place: Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2663   79/10/7   ARLINGTON,WA        CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 59,
        TIME - 0025                    N3033X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  198 TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELSO,WA                    ARLINGTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- TOPPED TREES THEN HIT LARGE LOGS.PLTS LOG BOOK SHOWED 3HR NIGHT,NO INST TIME.MED EXPIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3033X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3033X-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 15064433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Arlington Muni

## 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 19791007029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007029829A), Oct 7, 1979: Cessna 150F, Arlington, WA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to land at night in dense fog. Hit a tree.

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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