# NTSB Accident ERA18LA091
> **HUGHES 369** · 2018-01-11 · San Juan, PR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA091
- **Event ID:** 20180226X85030
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-01-11
- **Location:** San Juan, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.241666, -65.819168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N571HH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter pilot's improper decision to use an open-end grapple, instead of an A-frame attachment, to lift and move a ladder with a lineman on it and the lineman's improper decision to be lifted on a ladder via an open-end grapple, which were contrary to company policy and the Federal Aviation Regulations.

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