# NTSB SEA80FYP05: Cessna 150E, N4098U, Moses Lake, WA, November 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1979
- Place: Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3026  79/11/26   MOSES LAKE,WA       CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N4098U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 316 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            95 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSES LAKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSES LAKE,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FROST & ROUGH ICE FOUND ON WINGS.RWY PATCHY W ICE & SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4098U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098U-1990-10-15), registration cancelled 1990-10-15, S/N 15061498 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moses Lake 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 19791126034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126034419A), Nov 26, 1979: Cessna 150E, Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. CFI with student attempted takeoff from snow covered rwy with ice on wings. Unable to climb. Crashed off end rwy.

## Other investigations on N4098U (2)

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 SEA83LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA160), Jul 27, 1983: Cessna 150E (N4098U), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0572), Mar 3, 1966: Cessna 150E (N4098U), Pearland, TX, 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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