# NTSB Accident LAX91LA316
> **JURCA MJ5 SIROCCO** · 1991-07-18 · LAKE MATHEWS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA316
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17605
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-18
- **Location:** LAKE MATHEWS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.890563, -117.440719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JURCA
- **Model:** MJ5 SIROCCO
- **Registration:** N239GA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE STATIC CABLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE LIGHT CONDITIONS WHICH REDUCED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO DETECT THE POWER LINE.

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