# NTSB Accident ERA24LA215
> **HUGHES 369** · 2024-05-10 · Crestview, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA215
- **Event ID:** 20240510194239
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-05-10
- **Location:** Crestview, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.777641, -86.52027
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N969VS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the main rotor blades contacting the tail boom.

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