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Aviation accident SEA96FA130
1 fatal · Hughes 269C · 1996-06-19 · ELDON, WA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
SEA96FA130- Event ID
20001208X06097- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-06-19
- Location
- ELDON, WA, USA
- Coordinates
- 47.519512, -123.059753
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Hughes
- Model
- 269C
- Registration
- N7400F
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
fatigue failure of the connecting rod cap, which resulted in loss of engine power and ditching at sea.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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