# NTSB Accident NYC98LA135
> **Taylorcraft BC12-65** · 1998-06-28 · WEST BUXTON, ME, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA135
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10406
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-28
- **Location:** WEST BUXTON, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** BC12-65
- **Registration:** N47893
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid power lines (inadequate visual lookout), as he was approaching to make a water landing on a river.

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