# NTSB Accident MIA00LA257
> **Bell 47G-3B-1** · 2000-09-01 · CANTON, MS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA257
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22033
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-01
- **Location:** CANTON, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.610816, -90.030509
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-3B-1
- **Registration:** N53SP
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in the helicopter colliding with power lines, catching fire, and being consumed by fire after landing.

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