# NTSB Accident ATL97LA086
> **McDonnell Douglas MDHC-369E** · 1997-06-13 · OKAHUMPKA, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA086
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08060
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-13
- **Location:** OKAHUMPKA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.739439, -81.889472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MDHC-369E
- **Registration:** N765KV
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the crewmember to use the necessary safety equipment, and his subsequent fall from an elevated platform.  A factor was the crewmember's distraction with an animal.

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