# NTSB Accident BFO89LA055
> **HUGHES 500D** · 1989-07-07 · WILLIAMSON, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-07
- **Location:** WILLIAMSON, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.66962, -82.2695
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 500D
- **Registration:** N51516
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE WIRE WHICH CROSSED THE END OF THE FIELD IN WHICH HE WAS TAKING OFF.

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