# NTSB Accident ANC04FA016
> **Piper J3C-65** · 2003-12-28 · Peoria, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04FA016
- **Event ID:** 20040108X00028
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-28
- **Location:** Peoria, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.801109, -112.251113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N2094M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's aircraft and a subsequent midair collision.  A factor associated with the accident was the airplane pilot's failure to determine that the aerobatic box was in use by the glider prior to his entry into the aerobatic box.

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