# Accident 19900908038422A: Cessna 172M, Mckinley Park, AK, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mckinley Park, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7802° N, 148.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7802&lon=-148.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5271H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5271H-1993-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038422A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A TCRAFT N49032. BOTH FELL TO GROUND WITH WING FOLDED. BOTH WERE LOOKING FOR GROUND PARTIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N49032, Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT: [Accident 19900908038421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038421A)

## 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 ANC90FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA167), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Mckinley Park, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SEE-AND-AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5271H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891230062709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230062709I), Dec 30, 1989: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Left gear hit snowbank on side of runway.
- [Incident 19780129004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004559I), Jan 29, 1978: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff roll on snow covered runway, pilot lost directional control. Aborted and into snowbank.

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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