# NTSB Accident DFW05LA054
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2005-01-08 · Decatur, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05LA054
- **Event ID:** 20050113X00049
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-08
- **Location:** Decatur, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.254722, -97.580558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N9419C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance and the instructor's inadequate supervision.  Contributing factors were the prevailing dark night conditions, and the power line.

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