# NTSB Accident ATL04LA177
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 2004-09-11 · Lake Wales, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA177
- **Event ID:** 20040917X01447
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-11
- **Location:** Lake Wales, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.899723, -81.622779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N962AB
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and his inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a television tower.

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