# NTSB Accident WPR11LA325
> **HUGHES 269C** · 2011-07-12 · Wenatchee, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11LA325
- **Event ID:** 20110714X33831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-12
- **Location:** Wenatchee, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.341945, -120.238052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N3623Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control while hovering out of ground effect at low altitude, which resulted in the helicopter settling into trees.

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