# NTSB Accident CEN14LA222
> **HUGHES 269A** · 2014-04-25 · Cleburne, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14LA222
- **Event ID:** 20140428X55049
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-04-25
- **Location:** Cleburne, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.35361, -97.433891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N90636
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor clearance from terrain while transitioning to a hover taxi and the instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action to prevent the impending tail rotor contact.

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