# NTSB Accident NYC05CA065
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2005-03-30 · Sussex, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC05CA065
- **Event ID:** 20050425X00496
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-30
- **Location:** Sussex, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.200279, -74.623054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N9235J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to insure adequate obstacle clearance while conducting a practice forced landing approach, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action, which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires.

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