# NTSB Accident SEA06CA102
> **Hughes 369A** · 2006-05-19 · Banks, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA06CA102
- **Event ID:** 20060616X00756
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-05-19
- **Location:** Banks, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.582778, -123.05278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369A
- **Registration:** N369V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm while performing a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.  A contributing factor was the pilot's incorrect interpretation of the examiner's instruction to add power.

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