# NTSB Accident FTW97LA021
> **Hughes 369D** · 1996-10-19 · WATKINS, CO, USA · NONE
## 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.

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