# NTSB Accident CHI02LA285
> **Hughes 369D** · 2002-09-17 · O'Neill, NE, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA285
- **Event ID:** 20020923X05197
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-17
- **Location:** O'Neill, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.485832, -98.645553
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N500EK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to turbine blade separation as a result of hot corrosion damage to the turbine blades.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot misjudging the flare at the completion of the autorotation resulting in a hard landing.  The dark night was a factor.

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