# NTSB Accident SEA05CA083
> **Hughes 269A** · 2005-04-17 · Whitefish, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05CA083
- **Event ID:** 20050504X00550
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-04-17
- **Location:** Whitefish, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.45, -114.449996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N7054C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.  Gusting winds and the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions were contributing factors.

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