# NTSB Accident CEN19FA020
> **Hughes 369** · 2018-11-02 · McDougal, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA020
- **Event ID:** 20181102X60245
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-11-02
- **Location:** McDougal, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.436668, -90.452499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N5187S
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the helicopter's clearance from the powerline structure while hovering in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the structure and an uncontrolled descent into terrain.

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