# NTSB Accident ERA10LA172
> **HUGHES 369** · 2010-03-11 · Naples, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10LA172
- **Event ID:** 20100311X51102
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-03-11
- **Location:** Naples, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.152221, -81.775833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N8618F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive aft cyclic imput during the flare following an practice autorotation, which resulted in main rotor blade contact with the tail boom.

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