# NTSB Accident CHI01LA223
> **Hughes 269A** · 2001-07-22 · JACKSONVILLE, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA223
- **Event ID:** 20010731X01567
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-22
- **Location:** JACKSONVILLE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.719596, -90.229614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N8733F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter's loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering close to the ground, and the low altitude and low airspeed.  A factor relating to this accident was the pilot not being able to get into autorotation.

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