# NTSB Accident FTW97LA079
> **Hughes 369HS** · 1997-01-07 · WELLINGTON, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-07
- **Location:** WELLINGTON, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.699539, -105.000152
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369HS
- **Registration:** N9089F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and his improper autorotation technique that induced the roll and subsequent ground collision.  A factor was his lack of recurrent training.

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