# NTSB Accident CHI97LA008
> **Hughes 369E** · 1996-10-15 · HESSTON, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06854
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-15
- **Location:** HESSTON, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.129131, -97.419738
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N504AP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot selected unsuitable terrain for landing.  The factors involved were: an inoperative landing light, dusk light conditions, and the terrain condition.

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