# NTSB Accident FTW89LA105
> **CESSNA 172** · 1989-05-26 · ADDISON, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89LA105
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28329
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-26
- **Location:** ADDISON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.969493, -96.800453
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6434J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TELEPHONE POLE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION, LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION AT NIGHT, THE TELEPHONE (UTILITY) POLE, AND THE DITCH.

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