# NTSB Accident SEA96LA167
> **Piper PA-25-235** · 1996-07-25 · CORNELIUS, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA167
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06382
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-25
- **Location:** CORNELIUS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.519561, -123.039428
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-25-235
- **Registration:** N9624P
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his failure to see-and-avoid the obstruction (inadequate visual lookout).  The transmission wire was a related factor.

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