# NTSB Accident MIA02FA026
> **Enstrom 280FX** · 2001-11-22 · Tallassee, AL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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