# NTSB Accident ANC04LA077
> **Hughes 369D** · 2004-07-11 · Nome, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04LA077
- **Event ID:** 20040804X01146
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-11
- **Location:** Nome, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 65.541114, -167.391937
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** C-GLHQ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while the helicopter was standing, which resulted in the coasting main rotor blade contacting the tail boom.  A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.

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