# NTSB Accident MIA01LA084
> **Boeing Helicopters Div. 369D** · 2001-02-23 · Inverness, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA084
- **Event ID:** 20010301X00525
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-23
- **Location:** Inverness, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.349987, -90.590431
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing Helicopters Div.
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N58377
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The lineman's failure to use the designed attachment point  for securing his safety harness to the helicopter, resulting in overload and failure of the component he did attach to.  A factor in the accident was the lineman's failure to follow exact sequential procedures for performing the in-flight transfer from rotorcraft to structure, resulting in his being dragged off the structure by the retreating rotorcraft.

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