# NTSB Accident CHI99LA001
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1998-10-05 · BAD AXE, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA001
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11208
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-05
- **Location:** BAD AXE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.799976, -82.98983
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N648FL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the wires.

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