# NTSB Accident LAX97LA104
> **Piper PA-18A** · 1997-02-15 · LIVINGSTON, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA104
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-15
- **Location:** LIVINGSTON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.32096, -120.630622
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18A
- **Registration:** N8487D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines.  A factor was the pilot's poor judgment in conducting unwarranted low altitude maneuvering.

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