# NTSB Accident LAX00LA328
> **Hughes 269C** · 2000-09-07 · RANCHO MURIETA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA328
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22004
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-07
- **Location:** RANCHO MURIETA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.509281, -121.119796
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N50638
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout during cruise, which subsequently led to a wire strike.

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