# NTSB Accident CHI08CA020
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2007-12-05 · Hazelton, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA020
- **Event ID:** 20080122X00089
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-12-05
- **Location:** Hazelton, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.508335, -87.608329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N75068
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed during the intentional autorotation, and his subsequent inability to reduce the descent rate prior to impact.  A contributing factor was the intentional autorotation initiated by the pilot.

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