# NTSB Accident BFO90FA046
> **DOUGLAS DC-3** · 1990-05-19 · CAPON BRIDGE, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90FA046
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23078
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-19
- **Location:** CAPON BRIDGE, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.279605, -78.469429
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-3
- **Registration:** N1FN
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF THE DC-3, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE POWERLINES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE OBSTRUCTION (TRANSMISSION WIRES), AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES FOR THE PILOTS.

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