# Incident 19930420016759I: Hughes 269A, Caldwell, NJ, April 20, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1993, 13:14 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EHLA
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7050D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7050D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 45 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930420016759I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVER TAXIING TO ACTIVE RUNWAY PILOT EXPERIENCED RADIO FAILURE. RETURNED TO RAMP.

## Other reports on N7050D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970810025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810025839A), Aug 10, 1997: Hughes 269A (N7050D), Dandridge, TN, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor effect. Too low autorotation. Cut ignition fell to ground. (-23) during transition from flight to hover for landing, pilot applied more power…

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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