# NTSB Accident MIA93LA177
> **SCHWEIZER 269C** · 1993-08-18 · PUNTA GORDA, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA93LA177
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13204
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-08-18
- **Location:** PUNTA GORDA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.909828, -81.769142
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N95AF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS (CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE PITCH) DURING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION WITH TURN, RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WITH THE TAIL SKID AND TAILROTOR BLADES.

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