# NTSB Accident WPR18CA100
> **HUGHES 369D** · 2018-02-19 · Pacific Ocean, PO, MS · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18CA100
- **Event ID:** 20180228X03202
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-02-19
- **Location:** Pacific Ocean, PO, MS
- **Coordinates:** 34.979999, 159.979995
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N501VS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight mechanical malfunction with the helicopter, which necessitated a ditching in the ocean. The reason for the malfunction could be determined because the helicopter sank and was not recovered.

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