# Accident 19851101055569A: Cessna 152, Tahlequah, OK, November 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1985, 16:05 local time
- Place: Tahlequah, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9108° N, 94.9698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9108&lon=-94.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4969H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101055569A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL AERIAL SEARCH AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STATIC CABLE OF A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE.

## 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 FTW86FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPJ02), Nov 1, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4969H), Tahlequah, OK, substantial damage

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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