# NTSB Accident ERA13CA234
> **PIPER J3C-65** · 2013-05-09 · Selma, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA234
- **Event ID:** 20130510X75851
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-09
- **Location:** Selma, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.567501, -78.283332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N21609
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with power lines and then the ground.

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