# NTSB Accident CHI90DET04
> **Continental Copters MK 5A TOMCAT** · 1990-07-27 · CONSTANTINE, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90DET04
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23623
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-07-27
- **Location:** CONSTANTINE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.830253, -85.660949
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Continental Copters
- **Model:** MK 5A TOMCAT
- **Registration:** N1442Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID POWER LINES IN HIS AREA OF OPERATION.

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