# NTSB Accident SEA05CA173
> **Hughes 369E** · 2005-08-16 · Donnelly, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05CA173
- **Event ID:** 20050914X01452
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-16
- **Location:** Donnelly, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.627777, -116.141387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N500FU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a tree during a landing attempt due to loss of visibility from a self induced brown-out condition.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to identify a hazardous landing site, and the tree.

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