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NTSB investigation record

SEA97LA083

Completed

Cessna 150D· N4100U, Allen-Wayne Pitts S-1E· N45WA

NTSB Report
Date
April 6, 1997
Location
Arlington, WA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published October 14, 1997

Primary finding

Probable cause

The failure of the student pilot to perform an adequate visual lookout prior to taking off from the runway, and the failure of the commercial pilot of the other airplane to perform an adequate visual lookout while on final approach for landing on the same runway. A factor contributing to the accident was the commercial pilot's diverted attention.

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