# NTSB Accident LAX96TA186
> **Hughes 369** · 1996-05-01 · YUMA, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96TA186
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05627
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-01
- **Location:** YUMA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.720577, -114.510002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N5062Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain altitude and/or clearance from obstacles, while maneuvering a low altitude at night. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness and the lack of visual cues.

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