# NTSB Accident CHI97LA016
> **Hughes 369** · 1996-10-28 · VESTABURG, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06862
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-28
- **Location:** VESTABURG, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.390663, -84.900337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N9251f
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the wires.

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