# NTSB Accident ATL04LA195
> **Cessna 172L** · 2004-09-29 · Gadsden, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA195
- **Event ID:** 20041001X01553
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-29
- **Location:** Gadsden, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.066665, -85.833335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172L
- **Registration:** N4336Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructors failure to maintain clearance and his inadequate visual lookout while flying low over a river resulting in an in-flight collision with a wire.

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