# Accident 19960819023279A: Hughes 269A, August 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1996
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.9197° N, 91.6995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9197&lon=-91.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7052A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7052A-1998-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96TA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023279A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI96TA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA306), Aug 19, 1996: Hughes 269A (N7052A), Cedar  Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial blocking of the fuel injection control, and a fracture of the induction air ducting for reasons undetermined. A factor was trees.

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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