# NTSB Accident CHI02LA256
> **Enstrom 280C** · 2002-08-25 · COOPERSVILLE, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA256
- **Event ID:** 20020828X01474
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-25
- **Location:** COOPERSVILLE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.059494, -85.930038
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** 280C
- **Registration:** N51689
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires.  Additional factors were the transmission wires and the sunglare.

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