# NTSB Accident MIA92FA142
> **HUGHES 369HS** · 1992-06-26 · LABELLE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA92FA142
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14928
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-06-26
- **Location:** LABELLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.640562, -81.339447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369HS
- **Registration:** N9089F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

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