# Accident 20011124036409A: Cessna 172N, Snohomish, WA, November 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2001, 12:00 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9395° N, 121.9996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9395&lon=-121.9996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733XW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733XW-2007-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124036409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS DURING THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. HE WAS MAKING A 360 CLEARING TURN IN THE "RUN-UP" AREA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WHEN A WINGTIP HIT A FENCE. THE "RUNUP" AREA FOR THIS RUNWAY IS TIGHT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DISTRACTED WHILE LOOKING FOR AIRBORNE TRAFFIC.

## 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 SEA02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA017), Nov 24, 2001: Cessna 172N (N733XW), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot misjudged the distance from a fence during taxi. The flight instructors inadequate supervision and the fence were factors.

## Other reports on N733XW (2)

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

- [Accident 20070626012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070626012659A), Jun 26, 2007: Cessna 172N (N733XW), Greenwater, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mountain checkout with CFI and new private pilot. Calm winds, hit windshear on takeoff, elected to land. Ran off end of rwy at Ranger Creek (Greenwater,…
- [Incident 19920724031899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724031899I), Jul 24, 1992: Cessna 172N (N733XW), Wichita, KS. Engine quit on extended base leg. Forced landing in field. Suspect carburetor ice.

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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