# NTSB Accident ERA11FA042
> **MD HELICOPTERS INC 369E** · 2010-10-30 · Thomas, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA042
- **Event ID:** 20101030X30541
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-10-30
- **Location:** Thomas, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.200553, -79.538055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MD HELICOPTERS INC
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N765WH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to clear the helicopter and its external load from surrounding structures and his failure to execute a timely release of the external load, which resulted in an inadvertent entanglement and collision with wires and terrain. Contributing to the lineman's fatal injury was his position outside of the helicopter during the accident.

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