# NTSB Accident CHI03LA282
> **Cessna 140** · 2003-08-24 · Edwardsburg, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA282
- **Event ID:** 20030827X01406
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-24
- **Location:** Edwardsburg, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.790279, -86.080467
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N140GS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during his low level cruise.  Factors were the power transmission line,  the lake, and low altitude flight.

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