# NTSB Accident MKC90LA092
> **PIPER PA-22-150** · 1990-04-21 · ELDORA, IA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC90LA092
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22996
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-21
- **Location:** ELDORA, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.359558, -93.099662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-150
- **Registration:** N1680P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE AIRCRAFT'S LOW FUEL LEVEL, DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG AIRPORT/RUNWAY, THE RUNWAY LIGHTS NOT OPERATING, AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS (TRANSMISSION LINES).

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