# Accident 20010804037249A: Hughes 269C, Waterloo, IN, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 22:19 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IN
- Airport: Walker/Rowe Waterloo Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4291° N, 85.0218° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4291&lon=-85.0218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6129M-2002-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804037249A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT 2219 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SCHWEIZER 269C, N6129M, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AND FIRE APPROXIMATELY 2 SM EAST OF WATERLOO, INDIANA. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT 2219 EST, A SCHWEIZER 269C, N6129M, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AND FIRE APPROXIMATELY 2 SM EAST OF WATERLOO, INDIANA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TIME UNKNOWN. PILOT HAD MEDICAL HISTORY THAT MAY BE CAUSAL TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI01FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA257), Aug 5, 2001: Schweizer 269C (N6129M), Waterloo, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained for undetermined reasons.

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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