# Accident 20070626012659A: Cessna 172N, Greenwater, WA, June 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Greenwater, WA
- Airport: Ranger Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0131° N, 121.5339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0131&lon=-121.5339&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070626012659A

## Narrative

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

(-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, WA) AND OVERTURNED. SHEARED OFF NOSE GEAR. NO INJURIES. WIND SOCK INDICATED WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE, NO INDICATION OF WINDSHEAR OR GUSTY WINDS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA07CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA183), Jun 26, 2007: Cessna 172N (N733XW), Greenwater, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight encounter with a sudden windshift during the takeoff initial climb, to which the certified flight instructor responded by aborting the takeoff and landing off the end of the runway. The…

## Other reports on N733XW (2)

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

- [Accident 20011124036409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124036409A), Nov 24, 2001: Cessna 172N (N733XW), Snohomish, WA, No damage. (-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…
- [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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