# NTSB Accident LAX96LA168
> **Hughes 369D** · 1996-04-14 · YERINGTON, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA168
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05613
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-14
- **Location:** YERINGTON, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.870758, -119.139427
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N519BH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the partial loss of engine power and the pilot's misjudged flare during an autorotation landing in soft dirt with excessive forward speed.  The power loss resulted from flight operations in an environment which debris contaminated the engine's nozzle port and compressor assembly.

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