# NTSB Accident SEA97FA206
> **Piper PA-12** · 1997-09-09 · HORSESHOE BEND, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA206
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08923
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-09
- **Location:** HORSESHOE BEND, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.920234, -116.169273
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N3637M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires.  The wires were a factor.

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