# Accident 20060528029519A: Hughes 269A, Berlin Center, OH, May 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2006, 15:16 local time
- Place: Berlin Center, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0297° N, 80.9583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0297&lon=-80.9583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69HU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69HU-2014-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer TH55A/269A (registry code 8059503, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-th55a-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060528029519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS REPORT INDICATES THE PILOT WAS FLYING APPROXIMATELY 50' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WAVING TO PARADE SPECTATORS AND FLEW INTO A STATIC WIRE AND CRASHED TO THE ROAD.

## 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 CHI06LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA138), May 28, 2006: Hughes 269A (N69HU), Berlin Center, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot flew at a low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the wire. A factor was the wire.

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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