# NTSB Accident CHI98LA216
> **Piper PA-36-375** · 1998-06-23 · STEPHEN, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA216
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10262
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-23
- **Location:** STEPHEN, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.449371, -96.870857
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-36-375
- **Registration:** N82585
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the visual lookout not being maintained by the pilot.  A factor to the accident was the transmission wire.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA216) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*