# NTSB Accident CHI03LA224
> **Aerostar S81A** · 2003-07-23 · Highland, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA224
- **Event ID:** 20030725X01198
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-23
- **Location:** Highland, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.666667, -83.616668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 8
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 12
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** S81A
- **Registration:** N11BQ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper descent rate.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees, the reported high winds and gusts, the trees, the power lines and the house.

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