# Accident 20030515009049A: Hughes 269C, New Canaan, CT, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: New Canaan, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1325° N, 73.4781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1325&lon=-73.4781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109JS-2013-06-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515009049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1200 FT AGL, A/C EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND CRASH LANDED.

## 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 NYC03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA106), May 15, 2003: Schweizer 269C (N109JS), New Canaan, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate annual inspection performed by maintenance facility personnel, which resulted in a failure of a fuel system bellcrank. Factors were the subsequent inadequate inspections by other…

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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