# NTSB Accident CHI96LA130
> **Cessna 177B** · 1996-04-12 · PERRY, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA130
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05532
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-12
- **Location:** PERRY, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.429233, -91.659561
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177B
- **Registration:** N19884
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power transmission wires.  Darkness, restricting the pilot's ability to see-and-avoid the transmission line, was a related factor.

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