# NTSB Accident CEN18LA026
> **HUGHES 369D** · 2017-11-07 · Sulphur, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA026
- **Event ID:** 20171107X44514
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-07
- **Location:** Sulphur, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.281944, -93.384445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N138WH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation between a long line being used to hoist linemen from a shield wire during an external load flight, which resulted in the long line being severed.

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