# Accident 19930615018109A: Hughes 269C, Valley City, ND, June 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1993, 07:30 local time
- Place: Valley City, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KJWG
- Location: 46.9191° N, 98.0001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9191&lon=-98.0001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213MS-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 125 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930615018109A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A ISOLATED TREE WHILE SPRAYING SLOPING HILLSIDE.

## 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 CHI93LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA208), Jun 15, 1993: Hughes 269 (N213MS), Valley City, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during an aerial application manuever.

## Other reports on N213MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19920626030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626030609I), Jun 26, 1992: Hughes 269C (N213MS), Valley City, ND, Minor damage. Main rotor blade struck a wire while passing under powerlines. Was spraying a pasture.

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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