# NTSB Accident DEN03FA138
> **Wright Hughes 1-B** · 2003-08-05 · Yellowstone Nat, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03FA138
- **Event ID:** 20030815X01342
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-05
- **Location:** Yellowstone Nat, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.525276, -110.834167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wright
- **Model:** Hughes 1-B
- **Registration:** N258Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight loss of a propeller counterweight, followed by the pilot's loss of aircraft control during a forced landing attempt and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground.

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