# NTSB Accident CEN21LA102
> **HUGHES 369D** · 2020-12-29 · Tuckers Crossing, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA102
- **Event ID:** 20201229102472
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-12-29
- **Location:** Tuckers Crossing, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.611861, -89.086611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N103SU
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of helicopter control when the external saw contacted trees during an attempted emergency landing due to a main rotor transmission oil pressure warning. The reason that the pilot did not release the external saw from the helicopter during the attempted emergency landing could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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