# NTSB Accident LAX01LA053
> **Hughes 269C** · 2000-12-04 · CARLSBAD, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA053
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-12-04
- **Location:** CARLSBAD, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.129962, -117.299133
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N1097N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The CFI's inadequate supervision and failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a practice autorotation.  A contributing factor was the student's improper in-flight planning/decision.

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