# Accident 19911018047149A: Cessna 172N, Columbus, MT, October 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 45.7198° N, 109.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7198&lon=-109.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733QL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733QL-1993-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 49 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018047149A

## Narrative

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

EMPENNAGE STRUCK POWERLINE STRETCHED OVER RIVER. CRASHED INTO WATER. WAS OBSERVED LOW,FOLLOWING RIVER.

## 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 SEA92FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA013), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 172N (N733QL), Columbus, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S OPERATION AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE OVER THE RIVER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WIRES…

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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