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Aviation accident FTW97LA021
NONE · Hughes 369D · 1996-10-19 · WATKINS, CO, USA
Event
- NTSB number
FTW97LA021- Event ID
20001208X06886- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-10-19
- Location
- WATKINS, CO, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.750587, -104.59909
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Hughes
- Model
- 369D
- Registration
- N34CM
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's improper decision to attempt a hovering autorotation during gusty wind conditions. A factor was the gusty wind.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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