# Accident 19940630019449A: Cessna 172N, Shurz, NV, June 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1994, 14:25 local time
- Place: Shurz, NV
- Airport: Schurz Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9201° N, 118.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9201&lon=-118.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733AA-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 131 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630019449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HOT DAY AND TURBULENCE ON DEPARTURE ENCOUNTERED UNCONTROLLABLE DOWN DRAFT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK WIRES AND POLES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX94LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA269), Jun 30, 1994: Cessna 172N (N733AA), Schurz, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain an adequate airspeed in the takeoff initial climb due to an encounter with a windshear.

## Other reports on N733AA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891201058829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201058829I), Dec 1, 1989: Cessna 172N (N733AA), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Misread light entrance to taxiway while taxiing from ramp. Missed entrance and stopped on dirt.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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