# Accident 19931012038699A: Hughes 269B, Coldwater, MI, October 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1993, 16:45 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EANV
- Location: 41.9397° N, 84.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9397&lon=-84.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7032U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7032U-2014-12-03) (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 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931012038699A

## Narrative

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

DURING DUAL FLIGHT. LEFT REAR TAILBOOM SUPPORT STRUCTURE ATTACH. CLUSTER ITTING BROKE. ROTORS STRUCK TAILBOOM.

## 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 CHI94LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA013), Oct 12, 1993: Hughes 269A (N7032U), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure of the tailboom support strut attachment lug.

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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