# NTSB Accident LAX96LA018
> **PIPER PA-22** · 1995-10-21 · BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA018
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04729
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-10-21
- **Location:** BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.469306, -117.030105
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N1845A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to see and avoid utility transmission wires suspended across the final approach flight path.

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