# NTSB Accident CHI05CA133
> **Aerostar S-57A** · 2005-05-28 · Sparta, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05CA133
- **Event ID:** 20050621X00824
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-28
- **Location:** Sparta, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37, -93.083335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** S-57A
- **Registration:** N71072
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inability to maintain a proper descent rate due to the wind gust resulting in a hard landing.  Contributing factors were the wind gust and the tree struck during the landing.

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