Cessna 150M accident near Renton, WA
On August 5, 2005, a Cessna 150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Renton, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 5, 2005
- Place
- Renton, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.518°N, 122.199°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050810X01200
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 4, 2005, approximately 1745 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M high-wing airplane, N66234, registered to the Subsonics Flying Club, Renton, Washington, and a deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver high-wing float equipped airplane, N741DB, registered to Associated Leasing LLC, of Edmonds, Washington, and operated by Sound Flight Inc., Renton, Washington, collided in flight approximately one and one-half miles northeast of the Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), Renton, Washington. The Cessna 150M was destroyed following an uncontrolled descent and impact with a vacant building. The DHC-2 Beaver sustained substantial damage and subsequently made an emergency landing on the grass median west of Runway 33 at RNT. The certified flight instructor and student pilot aboard the Cessna 150M sustained fatal injuries. The airline transport pilot and four passengers aboard the DHC-2 Beaver were not injured. The Cessna 150M was operated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91, having departed RNT at an unspecified time on an instructional flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The DHC-2 Beaver was operated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 135 on a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight departed Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada, at 1623, and its destination was RNT. At 1741:57, the pilot of the Cessna 150M (N66234) transmitted to the RNT controller, "Renton Tower, Cessna 234 incoming on to the I-90 bridge ah ah incoming on [ATIS information] Bravo." After the controller radar identified the target on the STARS3 [Standard Terminal Area Radar System], he instructed the pi
Probable cause
The failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain visual separation and the failure of the DHC-2 Beaver pilot to understand air traffic advisory information, resulting in a midair collision. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadequate traffic advisory information provided by air traffic controllers.
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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.
