# NTSB Accident CHI03FA018
> **Piper PA-24** · 2002-11-04 · Fond du Lac, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA018
- **Event ID:** 20021108X05450
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-04
- **Location:** Fond du Lac, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.770282, -88.439155
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N6606P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach.  Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines.

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