# NTSB Accident CHI96FA091
> **Hughes 369D** · 1996-02-19 · DWEESE, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA091
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05224
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-19
- **Location:** DWEESE, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.349639, -98.129241
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N5141Y
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision, and his lack of total experience in the type of operation.  A factor was the crosswind.

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