# NTSB Accident SEA03LA021
> **Hughes 369D** · 2002-12-24 · Boise, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA03LA021
- **Event ID:** 20021231X05648
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-24
- **Location:** Boise, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.558887, -116.212501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N8366F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the operator's maintenance personnel to properly rig the left/right seat twistgrip throttles to the engine fuel control, the pilot in command's failure to adhere to the rotorcraft flight manual, and the check pilot's premature flare during the autorotation resulting in a hard landing.

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