# Accident 20030104001089A: Hughes 269C, Collinsville, CA, January 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2003, 15:32 local time
- Place: Collinsville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0675° N, 121.8336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0675&lon=-121.8336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98TH-2005-11-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104001089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THERE IS NO INDICATION AT THIS TIME THAT THE CRASH OF N98TH WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CORONER'S REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CORONARY ARTERIES SHOWED SEVERE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS WITH APPROXIMATELY 90% NARROWING OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERIES AND 50% NARROWING OF THE LEFT CIRCUMFLEX CORONARY ARTERY. THE PILOT HAD TWO VESSEL BYPASS SURGERY IN 1994.

## 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 LAX03FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA060), Jan 4, 2003: Schweizer 269C (N98TH), Collinsville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during the subsequent autorotation. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable nature of the…

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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