# NTSB Accident IAD01FA086
> **Aeronca S-65-CA** · 2001-07-28 · Esperance, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD01FA086
- **Event ID:** 20010802X01585
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-28
- **Location:** Esperance, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.801109, -74.260833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** S-65-CA
- **Registration:** N1049Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate decision and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.  Contributing factors are a transmission wire and the pilot's intentional low pass.

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