# Accident 19960619014469A: Hughes 269C, Eldon, WA, June 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Eldon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GILA
- Location: 47.5195° N, 123.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5195&lon=-123.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7400F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7400F-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 90 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960619014469A

## Narrative

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

CRUISE OVER CANAL 400FT AWL. VIBRATION. DESCENDED INTO CANAL. ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD. PRIOR SUDDEN STOP ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA130), Jun 19, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Eldon, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the connecting rod cap, which resulted in loss of engine power and ditching at sea.

## Other reports on N7400F (1)

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

- [Accident 19921001042969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001042969A), Oct 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Allowed a skid to touch ground on a practice hover. Helicopter entered dynamic rollover.

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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