# NTSB Accident DEN03FA087
> **Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415D** · 2003-05-25 · Los Lunas, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03FA087
- **Event ID:** 20030603X00775
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-25
- **Location:** Los Lunas, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.752498, -106.735832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.)
- **Model:** 415D
- **Registration:** N93971
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire. Contributing factors were the high wind, the pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn onto the crosswind leg, and the power line.

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