# Accident 19990405003109A: Cessna 172M, Midlothain, TX, April 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: Midlothain, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.4892° N, 96.9903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4892&lon=-96.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8963V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8963V-2012-10-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405003109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND LANDED AT GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. (-23)ON APRIL 4, 1999, AT 2015 CT, A CESSNA 172, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON COLLISION WITH POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.  THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT , SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY TEXASAN AVIATION INC, OF GORDONVILLE, TEXAS, AND OPERATED BY HOWELL AIRCRAFT INC., OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 CT.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH UNMARKED POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING SOUTHEAST OF THE JOE POOL LAKE NEAR MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.  THE PILOT ADDED THAT FOLLOWING THE COLLISION WITH THE POWERLINES HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT WHERE A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 FTW99LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA108), Apr 5, 1999: Cessna 172M (N8963V), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines. Factors were the low ceilings and the dusk light illumination.

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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