# NTSB Accident FTW98LA122
> **Cessna 172M** · 1998-02-06 · PORT LAVACA, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA122
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09542
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-06
- **Location:** PORT LAVACA, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.609008, -96.620964
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N5207R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. Factors were the gusty winds, the pilots lack of experience in the type of operation, inadequate training and insufficient standards/requirements by the company/operator management, and the power lines.

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