# Accident 19970131001009A: Cessna 152, Guthrie, OK, January 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1997, 17:50 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Airport: Guthrie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8397° N, 97.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8397&lon=-97.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5366B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5366B-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,683 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131001009A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES THE 152 EITHER TRIED TO AVOID MU2B ON APPROACH TO 34 AND OR HIT ITS WAKE. STRUCK POWER POLE SUPPORT CABLE (-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINE AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE RESULTING IN TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 FTW97FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA097), Jan 31, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5366B), Guthrie, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to obtain/maintain clearance with the power line. A factor was the sunglare from the setting sun, which could have impaired the flight instructor's ability to see the…

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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