# Accident 19900210001849A: Cessna 172C, Prue, OK, February 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Prue, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2407° N, 96.2600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2407&lon=-96.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1407Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1407Y-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 69 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900210001849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA067), Feb 10, 1990: Cessna 172C (N1407Y), Prue, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE POWERLINES. THE POWERLINES WERE A RELATED FACTOR.

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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