# NTSB Accident FTW96LA128
> **Cessna 172P** · 1996-02-22 · IOWA, LA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA128
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05256
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-22
- **Location:** IOWA, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.209123, -93.200714
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N775NA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing, his delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing), and his failure to maintain clearance from the transmission lines. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper weather evaluation, the resultant tailwind, and the proximity of transmission lines to the runway.

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