# Accident 19900807031562A: Cessna 172M, Elmendorf, TX, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 14:46 local time
- Place: Elmendorf, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2491° N, 98.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2491&lon=-98.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1466V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1466V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,232 total, 750 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031562A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TURN WAS HIT BY A USAF T38 THAT WAS VECTORED BY ATC FOR ILS TO KELLY. ATC FAILED TO ADVISE OF TRAFFIC.

## 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 FTW90FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA151), Aug 7, 1990: Cessna 172M (N1466V), Elmendorf, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS IN THE T-38 AND BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) IN THE CESSNA 172.

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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