# Accident 19910116002249A: Cessna 172N, New Smyrna Beac, FL, January 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0192° N, 80.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0192&lon=-80.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,084 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116002249A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHILE CFI TOOK CONTROLS TO TURN AND PARK.

## 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 MIA91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA067), Jan 16, 1991: Cessna 172N (N215ER), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT WING TIP AND A TELEPHONE POLE.

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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