# NTSB Accident LAX93LA063
> **HUGHES 269B** · 1992-12-07 · KAHULUI, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA063
- **Event ID:** 20001211X16180
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-12-07
- **Location:** KAHULUI, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.870918, -156.450576
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 269B
- **Registration:** N9566F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING DOWNWIND FLIGHT AND ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO RECOVER THE LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM BEFORE SETTLING INTO THE WATER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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