# NTSB Accident FTW96LA274
> **Hughes 369HE** · 1996-06-24 · LAS CRUCES, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA274
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05991
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-24
- **Location:** LAS CRUCES, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.28004, -106.749359
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369HE
- **Registration:** N521TC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the tail rotor and a fence while hovering.

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