Hughes 269A N7032U
12 October 1993 · Coldwater, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1993 at about 20:45 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N7032U, operated by Brooks Aero, Inc., was involved in an accident near Coldwater, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coldwater, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Branch County Memorial (D96)
- Coordinates
- 41.9397, -84.9990
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N7032U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brooks Aero, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marshall → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the fatigue failure of the tailboom support strut attachment lug.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated helicopter pilot who was receiving dual instruction was at the controls in a hover. The pilot and the CFI both reported hearing a bang followed by loss of directional control. The student pilot made a successful hovering autorotation. The investigation revealed the tailboom support strut attachment lug had failed at the left aft cluster fitting. The failed part was examined and found to have failed due to fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1993 | Hughes 269C | Van Nuys, California, United States | Orbic Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1993 | Hughes 269C | Folsom, California, United States | Stanley L. van Vleck | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1993 | Hughes 269 | Valley City, North Dakota, United States | Kriedelcamp, JON | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1993 | Hughes 269A | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chappell Flight Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1993 | Hughes 269C | Tonawanda, New York, United States | Bucholtz Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 1993 | Hughes 269B | Linville, North Carolina, United States | Peterson, William E. | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1993 | Cessna T337G | Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States | Mowat, Douglas H. | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1993 | Fokker F-28 MK 1000 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Bradford Pietenpol SKYSCOUT | Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172I | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1993 | Amato CORBEN JR. ACE | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Brian C. Amato | No injuries | - |