Aviation accident MIA02FA026

2 fatal · Enstrom 280FX · 2001-11-22 · Tallassee, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA02FA026
Event ID: 20011129X02311
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-11-22
Location: Tallassee, AL, USA
Coordinates: 32.519721, -85.892501

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Enstrom
Model: 280FX
Registration: N280XF
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain a safe altitude above terrain and maintain a visual lookout resulting in the helicopter colliding with power transmission lines and crashing into a river. A factor in the accident was the power transmission lines not being marked.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown