# NTSB Accident ERA13LA057
> **HUGHES 369D** · 2012-11-15 · Corning, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA057
- **Event ID:** 20121115X43423
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-15
- **Location:** Corning, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.147499, -77.041946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N369AW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude while conducting a power line aerial observation flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total experience in the type of operation.

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