# NTSB Accident CEN17FA127
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF** · 2017-03-14 · Chalmers, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17FA127
- **Event ID:** 20170314X72543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-03-14
- **Location:** Chalmers, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.648612, -86.84333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO
- **Model:** 369FF
- **Registration:** N530KD
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that the needle did not entangle with the tower's vertical lattice as he moved the helicopter rearward, which resulted in the helicopter becoming tethered to the tower and a subsequent loss of control.

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