# NTSB Accident CHI98LA198
> **Bell 47G** · 1998-06-10 · LE CENTER, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA198
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10245
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-10
- **Location:** LE CENTER, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.379184, -93.729118
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G
- **Registration:** N73284
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire.  A factor associated with the accident was the wire which the helicopter contacted.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA198) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*