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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Prue, OK · February 10, 1990

Date: February 10, 1990 · 16:30 local
Place: Prue, OK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1407Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW90LA067
Reported as: Cessna 172C
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 590 total69 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N1407YRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2012 · Cessna 172CS/N 17249107 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 172C Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew over a creek at low altitude. Struck unseen powerline and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW OVER A CREEK AT LOW ALTITUDE. STRUCK UNSEEN POWERLINE AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW90LA067Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrue, OKFailure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the powerlines. The powerlines were a related factor.Feb 10, 1990 · Substantial damage