# NTSB Accident CEN24FA049
> **MD HELICOPTERS INC 600** · 2023-11-29 · Sterling City, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN24FA049
- **Event ID:** 20231129193451
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-11-29
- **Location:** Sterling City, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.923796, -100.96924
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MD HELICOPTERS INC
- **Model:** 600
- **Registration:** N745MB
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole’s static arm during forecasted gusting wind conditions, un-forecasted light turbulence, and un-forecasted low-level wind shear conditions, resulting in main rotor blade contact with the static arm and a subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.

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