# NTSB Accident ATL04LA011
> **Hughes 269A** · 2003-10-07 · Huntsville, AL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA011
- **Event ID:** 20031009X01684
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-07
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.640277, -86.639442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N911HC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while hovering out of ground effect, which resulted in a collision with a tree and subsequent uncontrolled collision with the ground.

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