# Accident 19900409011581A: Cessna 172P, Gadsen, AL, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 18:05 local time
- Place: Gadsen, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0107° N, 86.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0107&lon=-86.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99501, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99501-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 190 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409011581A

## Narrative

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

WESTBOUND,STRUCK TAIL OF EASTBOUND N217AS AND BROKE UP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N217AS, Emb EMB120: [Accident 19900409011582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409011582A)

## 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 ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095), Apr 9, 1990: Cessna 172 (N99501), Gadsden, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SUN'S GLARE, WHICH RESTRICTED…

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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