# NTSB Accident SEA00FA038
> **Hughes 269C** · 2000-01-18 · SHERWOOD, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00FA038
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20430
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-18
- **Location:** SHERWOOD, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.350242, -122.86061
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N9297F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots failure to arrest the helicopter's descent rate during a planned approach to a hover.  Factors include uneven terrain.

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