# NTSB Accident FTW99TA190
> **Hughes 269C** · 1999-07-15 · HOUSTON, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99TA190
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-15
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.649597, -95.279739
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N7491F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The hard landing as a result of the flight instructor's failure to attain the proper airspeed before simulating an engine failure, which resulted in the development of a high sink rate.  Factors were the night illumination and the soft ground.

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