# NTSB Accident ERA12LA562
> **REPUBLIC RC-3** · 2012-09-15 · Cedar Bluff, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA562
- **Event ID:** 20120915X24429
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-09-15
- **Location:** Cedar Bluff, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.210277, -85.547775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** REPUBLIC
- **Model:** RC-3
- **Registration:** N6072K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines during final approach to landing.

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