# NTSB SEA82FA011: Cessna 150G, N4737X, Renton, WA, November 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1981
- Place: Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3577  81/11/26 NR.RENTON,WA          CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43,
        TIME - 0945                    N4737X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT FND ON 12/8/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4737X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4737X-1983-12-02), registration cancelled 1983-12-02, S/N 150-64787 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811126076389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126076389A), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 150G, Renton, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Missing for several days. Found wreckage in local lake. Witness observed aircraft to spin into lake, cause unknown.

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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