# Accident 19960204047359A: Cessna 172M, Olympia, WA, February 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0294° N, 123.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0294&lon=-123.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6750H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6750H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204047359A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WITH HIS THREE PASSENGERS. LEVEL AT 3,000 FEET MSL, ON A HEADING OF EAST, HE PASSED 400 FEET AGL OVER A RIDGE. FORECAST WINDS AT 3,000 FEET MSL WERE 270 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS. AFTER PASSING THE RIDGE THE PILOT SAID HE "WAS SUCKED DOWN." THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND STRUCK A TREE AT MID-WING ON THE LEADING EDGE. SEVERAL FEET OF THE LEADING EDGE WERE COLLAPSED AND THE PILOT MADE A FULL STOP LANDING AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT HAD CALLED THE LOCAL FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND RECEIVED THE RECORDED FORECAST ONLY.

## 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 SEA96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA047), Feb 4, 1996: Cessna 172M (N6750H), Mcleary, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from mountainous/wooded terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and downdraft conditions.

## Other reports on N6750H (2)

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

- [Accident 20241213018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241213018779A), Dec 13, 2024: Cessna 172M (N6750H), Gig Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. During the student's initial solo flight, the aircraft sustained substantial damage during the second touch and go landing. The student landed left of the…
- [Incident 20000926028919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926028919I), Sep 26, 2000: Cessna 172M (N6750H), Ft Lewis, WA. (-23)[privacy data omitted]the flight instructor with his student [privacy data omitted]were on a instructional flight between tacoma narrows airport where the…

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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