# NTSB Accident SEA07CA235
> **CESSNA 172B** · 2007-08-14 · Seattle, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA07CA235
- **Event ID:** 20070912X01385
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-08-14
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.616664, -122.26667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172B
- **Registration:** N7657X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The private pilot's failure to see the approaching large wake swell, both during his landing and the subsequent takeoff, and the failure of the instructor pilot to insure that the private pilot's visual lookout was effective enough to detect the oncoming wake. Factors include a wake generated by a large boat.

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