# NTSB Accident CHI96LA223
> **Bell TH-13T** · 1996-06-30 · MANDAN, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA223
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05943
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-30
- **Location:** MANDAN, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.820358, -100.880111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** TH-13T
- **Registration:** N96161
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines.  A factor relating to this accident was the sunglare which hindered the pilot's ability to see the transmission lines.

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