Cessna 150G accident near Marysville, WA
On January 7, 2000, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marysville, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 7, 2000
- Place
- Marysville, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.049°N, 122.141°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20429
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 7, 2000, approximately 0630 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150G, N3721J, collided with power lines during an attempted emergency landing on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 about four miles north of Marysville, Washington. The sole occupant of the aircraft, who was not a certificated pilot, received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by a private individual, sustained substantial damage. According to the owner, the aircraft was stolen, and according to witnesses, it appeared to have departed Arlington Municipal Airport, Arlington, Washington, about three to five minutes prior to the accident. There was no report of an ELT activation, and no flight plan had been filed. Although no witnesses were located who had seen the aircraft take off, a pilot-rated witness spotted it flying very low just west of the Arlington Airport about three to five minutes before the accident. This witness initially thought the aircraft was on a close-in left downwind in preparation for landing on runway 34 at Arlington. But instead of turning left (east), which would have brought the aircraft onto a base leg; it turned right (west) and disappeared in the light drizzle that was falling at the time. About the same time, numerous witnesses saw the aircraft appear over Interstate Highway 5, which runs north-south about a mile and a-half west of the airport. Most of these witnesses estimated the aircraft's altitude to be around 500 to 800 feet above the ground. Almost immediately after being spotted over the highway, the aircraft turned to th
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to the non-certificated 'pilot's' failure to determine the fuel quantity prior to takeoff. Factors include a dark night, and a non-iluminated electrical transmission wire strung across the highway upon which the pilot was attempting to make a forced landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
