# NTSB Accident WPR15FA039
> **CESSNA 140A** · 2014-11-08 · Gilroy, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA039
- **Event ID:** 20141109X51608
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-11-08
- **Location:** Gilroy, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.025554, -121.481109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 140A
- **Registration:** N5612C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while flying at a low altitude.Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of the pilot’s visibility due to sun glare.

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