# NTSB Accident LAX08FA233
> **HUGHES 369D** · 2008-07-19 · Price, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08FA233
- **Event ID:** 20080731X01133
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-07-19
- **Location:** Price, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.616111, -110.762779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N400BE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning for the takeoff and the loading that exceeded the lift performance capability of the helicopter.

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