# NTSB Accident SEA96LA065
> **NICHOLSON THORP T18CWS** · 1996-02-28 · GRANTSVILLE, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA065
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05333
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-28
- **Location:** GRANTSVILLE, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.670909, -112.759681
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NICHOLSON
- **Model:** THORP T18CWS
- **Registration:** N24WN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a powerline.  A transmission wire and an oil pressure reading of zero were factors.

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