# NTSB Accident FTW04FA037
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2003-12-10 · Sugar Land, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW04FA037
- **Event ID:** 20031215X02030
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-10
- **Location:** Sugar Land, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.619722, -95.656387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N47413
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots failure to maintain clearance with powerlines during a  VFR approach.  Contributing factors were the prevailing dark night conditions,and the high winds.

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