# NTSB Accident IAD01LA095
> **Hughes 269C** · 2001-08-07 · Lewiston, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD01LA095
- **Event ID:** 20010827X01785
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-07
- **Location:** Lewiston, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.217224, -78.969169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N3626B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the simulated forced landing.  Also causal in the accident was the failure of both pilots to recognize the total loss of engine power and the CFI's inadequate remedial actions.  A factor in the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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