# NTSB Accident WPR23FA223
> **COMPAGNIE DAHER TB 30 EPSILON** · 2023-06-10 · Apache Junction, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23FA223
- **Event ID:** 20230610192347
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-06-10
- **Location:** Apache Junction, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.41882, -111.43533
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** COMPAGNIE DAHER
- **Model:** TB 30 EPSILON
- **Registration:** N759F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s controlled flight into the mountainous terrain due to diminished depth perception as a result of the shadowing effect from the sun’s position. Contributing to the accident was the decision by all three pilots to fly low altitude around the mountainous terrain.

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