# NTSB Accident FTW94FA123
> **SIAI-Marchetti F.260C** · 1994-04-17 · WATSON, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94FA123
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01090
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-17
- **Location:** WATSON, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.890933, -91.249938
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIAI-Marchetti
- **Model:** F.260C
- **Registration:** N14FD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM WIRES DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERED AILERON CABLE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE DURING THE FLIGHT AND HIS INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING THE WIRE STRIKE.

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