# NTSB Accident LAX01LA255
> **Hughes 269C** · 2001-07-21 · Tracy, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA255
- **Event ID:** 20010725X01513
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-21
- **Location:** Tracy, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.679164, -121.29972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N5015V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgement of the landing flare during an autorotation demonstration.  Factors were shifting winds and an excessive descent rate.

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