# NTSB Accident DEN03FA090
> **Hughes 269C** · 2003-05-28 · Watkins, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03FA090
- **Event ID:** 20030605X00783
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-28
- **Location:** Watkins, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.783611, -104.535003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N9643F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of both pilots to initiate a timely recovery from a practice autorotation. A contributing factor was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.

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