# NTSB Accident ERA22LA180
> **HUGHES 269A** · 2022-04-02 · Fort White, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA180
- **Event ID:** 20220406104895
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-04-02
- **Location:** Fort White, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.992609, -82.709709
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N7057L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to fly a visual flight rules only helicopter in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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