# NTSB Accident ERA20LA220
> **Robinson R66** · 2020-06-18 · Pikeville, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA220
- **Event ID:** 20200618X83813
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-06-18
- **Location:** Pikeville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.444721, -77.925003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R66
- **Registration:** N4QW
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a small diameter wire during low altitude agricultural spraying operations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s insufficient property survey.

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