# NTSB Accident SEA00LA028
> **Hughes 369E** · 1999-12-03 · SALEM, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA028
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20321
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-03
- **Location:** SALEM, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.00975, -122.910369
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N11KV
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain ground clearance, resulting in the long-line snagging and then striking the tail rotor.

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