# NTSB Accident CHI04LA003
> **Luscombe 8E** · 2003-10-03 · Orange City, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA003
- **Event ID:** 20031007X01671
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-03
- **Location:** Orange City, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.990276, -96.062774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** 8E
- **Registration:** N1909K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the trees while manuevering at a low altitude.  A factor was the trees.

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