# Accident 20040726017869A: Hughes 269C, Homedale, ID, July 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6147° N, 116.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6147&lon=-116.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62126-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040726017869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER AT LOW ALTITUDE DURING CORN POLLINATION OPERATIONS AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF ENGINE INDICATES THAT IT WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT COMPRESSION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW.

## 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 SEA04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA146), Jul 26, 2004: Schweizer 269C (N62126), Homedale, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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