# NTSB Accident SEA02FA125
> **Cessna 172N** · 2002-07-06 · Otis, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02FA125
- **Event ID:** 20020715X01123
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-06
- **Location:** Otis, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.042221, -123.999443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N738QT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with power lines while conducting low altitude flight resulting in a loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain.  Contributing factors were the pilot's low altitude flight and the power lines.

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