# Accident 19900204001582A: Cessna 172M, Houston, TX, February 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1990, 13:37 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0902° N, 95.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0902&lon=-95.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128S-1992-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204001582A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL WAS STRUCK BY N714RS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N714RS, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19900204001581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204001581A)

## 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 FTW90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA063), Feb 4, 1990: Cessna 172M (N128S), Tomball, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN CESSNA 150, N714RS, TO COMPLY WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCE, AND FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER. FACTORS…

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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