# Accident 19960430034969A: Hughes 369HM, Yuma, AZ, April 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1996, 22:40 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7206° N, 114.5100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7206&lon=-114.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5062Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5062Q-2008-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HM (registry code 4470722, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HM
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,623 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96TA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960430034969A

## Narrative

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

PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES DURING NIGHT BORDER CONTROL FLIGHT. WALKED AWAY FROM WRECK.

## 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 LAX96TA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA186), May 1, 1996: Hughes 369 (N5062Q), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain altitude and/or clearance from obstacles, while maneuvering a low altitude at night. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness and the lack of visual cues.

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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