# NTSB Accident GAA16CA363
> **HUGHES 269C** · 2016-07-01 · Cullman, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA363
- **Event ID:** 20160706X41619
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-01
- **Location:** Cullman, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.267501, -86.858612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N9658F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The helicopter flight instructor candidate's improper execution of the autorotation, resulting in abnormal ground contact and subsequent damage to the vertical stabilizer and tail rotor drive assembly.

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