# NTSB Accident WPR17FA021
> **HUGHES 369** · 2016-11-16 · Pukoo, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA021
- **Event ID:** 20161116X00108
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-11-16
- **Location:** Pukoo, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.099721, -156.792221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N81GG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions at night in rain, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain.

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