# NTSB Accident DEN99LA092
> **Hughes 269A** · 1999-06-01 · PARKMAN, WY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA092
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-01
- **Location:** PARKMAN, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.960178, -107.310691
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N7052L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning by exceeding the helicopter's performance climb capability.  Factors were the downdraft encountered during initial climb following takeoff, and the high density altitude.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=DEN99LA092) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*