# NTSB Accident LAX01LA305
> **Hughes 369D** · 2001-09-23 · Carlsbad, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA305
- **Event ID:** 20011006X02047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-23
- **Location:** Carlsbad, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.128334, -117.279998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N268ST
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A hard landing due to the dual student's failure to maintain main rotor speed, his improper landing flare, and the flight control interference by the flight instructor.

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