# NTSB Accident LAX98LA304
> **Boeing 369E** · 1998-09-24 · MESA, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA304
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11112
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-24
- **Location:** MESA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.429725, -111.710456
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N685F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A hard landing caused by the pilot's improper flare during a simulated autorotatative landing.  A factor in the accident was the soft wet sod landing area.

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