# NTSB Accident WPR10FA012
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF** · 2009-10-12 · Fossil, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10FA012
- **Event ID:** 20091012X15520
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-12
- **Location:** Fossil, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.853054, -119.937774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO
- **Model:** 369FF
- **Registration:** N527SH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power pole to which he was connecting wire-pulling ropes.

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