# Accident 19891117045969A: Cessna R172E, Osage City, KS, November 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Osage City, KS
- Airport: Osage City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6292° N, 95.8199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6292&lon=-95.8199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20428, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20428-1991-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 111 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117045969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UNSEEN POWERLINE ON FINAL FOR A NIGHT LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE FIRST AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA031), Nov 18, 1989: Cessna 172 (N20428), Osage City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT AND STATIC WIRES.

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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