# Accident 20031021029219A: Hughes 369HS, Evansville, MN, October 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2003, 08:00 local time
- Place: Evansville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KMRG
- Location: 46.0917° N, 95.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0917&lon=-95.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,383 total, 1,230 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021029219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING LAKE TO KILL FISH FOR MINNESOTA DNR. WHILE LOOKING AT SPRAY NOZZLE PILOT HEARD POP, BANG AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO LAKE. PILOT THINKS HE LOST HORIZONTAL AWARENESS WHILE LOOKING AT SPRAY NOZZLE AND INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE WATER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA017), Oct 21, 2003: Hughes 369HS (N49TJ), Evansville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of clearance from the surface of the lake during the aerial application pass. The low altitude operation, glassy water, and his visual perception were contributing factors.

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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