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FTW91DPG01

1990-10-04 · MANILA, Arkansas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MXA

Current FAA registration · N503MA

Make / Model
CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture
1975 · 15 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19751020
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A64629

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM POWER LINES AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STRUCK A SMALL ELECTRICAL WIRE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN AND THEN CLIMBED TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND ALMOST STRUCK ADDITIONAL WIRES. DURING WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND WITNESS DESCRIBED AS AN ABRUPT MANEUVER TO AVOID THE POWER LINES CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_FTW91DPG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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