# Incident 19950331009549I: Hughes 269A, St Charles, MO, March 31, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1995, 16:40 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: Charles Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3075U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3075U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269A (registry code 8059506, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331009549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD "BANG" NOISE, FELT A "THUMP" ON HIS HEAD, THEN HEARD LOUD WIND NOISE. PILOT SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING PLACE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT'S SKYLIGHT CANOPY HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. PILOT SUSTAINED A SLIGHT CUT ON HIS HEAD. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. INCIDENT CLOSED.

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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