# NTSB Accident ATL03LA080
> **Rans S-12** · 2003-04-19 · West Point, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03LA080
- **Event ID:** 20030425X00570
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-19
- **Location:** West Point, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.240158, -87.329795
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rans
- **Model:** S-12
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in the inflight collision with a utility line. A factor was utility lines.

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