# NTSB Accident ERA14CA150
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2014-03-08 · Salisbury, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14CA150
- **Event ID:** 20140310X21314
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-03-08
- **Location:** Salisbury, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.645832, -80.520278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N4335T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's decision to continue the landing in close proximity to a landing helicopter, resulting in an encounter with rotor vortices, loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain.

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