# NTSB Accident SEA05CA149
> **Hughes 269A** · 2005-07-21 · Laurel, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05CA149
- **Event ID:** 20050816X01259
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-21
- **Location:** Laurel, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.703056, -108.761108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N801CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm while executing a pinnacle approach, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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