# Accident 19910703025899A: Hughes 269C, Whitehall, MI, July 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1991, 23:45 local time
- Place: Whitehall, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3894° N, 86.3408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3894&lon=-86.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58404-1993-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703025899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST GROUND REFERENCE TURNING OVER LAKE WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND ON BEACH. FLEW INTO LAKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA207), Jul 4, 1991: Hughes 300C (N58404), Whitehall, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE WATER. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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