# NTSB Accident CHI98LA075
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1997-12-31 · BOONE, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA075
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09287
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-31
- **Location:** BOONE, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.049015, -93.870201
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N8465F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from obstruction(s), while flying low over a river.  The obstruction (power line) was a related factor.

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