# NTSB Accident ATL97LA067
> **Hughes 269A** · 1997-05-01 · LAKE WALES, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA067
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07849
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-01
- **Location:** LAKE WALES, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.900384, -81.579925
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N37754
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s); and the flight instructor's improper flare and improper use of the flight controls, while flaring for an autorotative landing.

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