# NTSB Accident CHI03LA173
> **Aerostar S-55A** · 2003-06-21 · Monroe, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA173
- **Event ID:** 20030624X00935
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-21
- **Location:** Monroe, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.615001, -89.590835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** S-55A
- **Registration:** N5253Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires during landing and his decision to jump from the balloon.  A factor to the accident was the power transmission lines.

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