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Cessna 172N N733XW

24 November 2001 · Snohomish, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 November 2001 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N733XW was involved in an accident near Snohomish, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Snohomish, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Harvey Field (S43)
Coordinates
47.9395, -121.9996
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N733XW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Snohomish → Renton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA02LA017

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The student pilot misjudged the distance from a fence during taxi. The flight instructors inadequate supervision and the fence were factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the flight instructor was scanning the area for traffic, the student pilot was maneuvering the aircraft as close as possible to the end of the runway in preparation for a short field takeoff. The student misjudged the distance from the fence that borders the airport and during a right turn, the left wing struck the chain link fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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