# Accident 20031026027269A: Hughes 269C1, Ann Arbor, MI, October 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2003, 14:13 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2092° N, 83.7656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2092&lon=-83.7656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191GC-2004-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 190 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026027269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT CRUISE, HELICOPTER VEERED TO LEFT AND ENGINE LOST POWER. TRIED TO REGAIN POWER UNSUCCESSFULLY. PERFORMED AUTOROTATION AND LANDED. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. SECURED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA021), Oct 26, 2003: Schweizer 269C (N191GC), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Weather conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice and a roadway 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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