# Accident 19950112000469A: Hughes 269C, Dumont, TX, January 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Dumont, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8098° N, 100.5162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8098&lon=-100.5162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796-1997-02-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95GA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95GA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950112000469A

## Narrative

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

WILDLIFE CONTROL FLIGHT. ENGINE BLEW 40FT AGL. IMPACTED LEVEL. NO FLRE. BOUNCED. ROLLED. ROD BOLTS FAILED.

## 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 FTW95GA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95GA090), Jan 12, 1995: Hughes 269C (N796), Dumont, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO OVERSTRESS FRACTURES OF THE #3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLTS. THE ORIGIN OF THE FRACTURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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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