# NTSB Accident ATL94LA051
> **PIPER PA-12** · 1994-02-19 · SMITHFIELD, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL94LA051
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00699
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-02-19
- **Location:** SMITHFIELD, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.49921, -78.33995
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N2964M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM POWER LINES. FACTORS WERE THE UNMARKED POWER LINES LOCATED UNDER THE FINAL APPROACH PATH, AND THE SUN GLARE THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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