# NTSB Accident SEA03LA160
> **Hughes 269C-1** · 2003-07-29 · Scappoose, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA03LA160
- **Event ID:** 20030731X01247
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-29
- **Location:** Scappoose, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.770557, -122.861946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C-1
- **Registration:** N61442
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter encountering a ground resonance condition following a failure to maintain hovering flight.  Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and the high pressure state of the landing gear shock absorbing dampers.

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