# NTSB Accident NYC97LA138
> **Hughes 269B** · 1997-07-14 · PADUCAH, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA138
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-14
- **Location:** PADUCAH, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.010562, -88.580223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269B
- **Registration:** N9398F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of maintenance personnel to identify and correct the worn holes on the lower fuselage fairing and  the failure of the flight instructor to maintain main rotor RPM during the autorotative landing.    A contributing factor was the flight instructor's lack of recent experience in performing autorotations to a landing.

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