# NTSB Accident ERA15LA115
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 2015-01-28 · West Palm Beach, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA115
- **Event ID:** 20150129X05038
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-01-28
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.593055, -80.084999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N54380
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the airplane pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for known traffic in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane pilots to announce their intentions before landing, and the helicopter pilots' lack of specificity in their radio communications.

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