# NTSB Accident CHI01LA293
> **Hughes 269B** · 2001-08-26 · Pontiac, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA293
- **Event ID:** 20010904X01872
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-26
- **Location:** Pontiac, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.670112, -83.290534
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269B
- **Registration:** N9390F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the checklist not compiled with by the operator and not verified by the operator’s pilot and the operator's flight instructor.  An additional cause was the improper autorotation by the pilot in command.  The out of calibration engine idle speed was a contributing factor.

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