# Accident 19890528013239A: Cessna 172M, Oakland, AR, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4399° N, 92.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4399&lon=-92.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646H-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528013239A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER. REPORTED ROCKING WINGS PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 MKC89FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA117), May 28, 1989: Cessna 172M (N9646H), Oakland, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT ELECTING TO BUZZ PERSONS ON THE LAKE AT LOW ALTITUDE AND COLLIDING WITH POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N9646H (1)

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

- [Accident 19840830071722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830071722A), Aug 30, 1984: Cessna 172M (N9646H), Bethany, OK, Substantial damage. Was overtaken on the taxiway and struck from behind by a chipmunk N1PN. Tower personel failed to warn both pilots.

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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