# NTSB Accident FTW96TA398
> **Hughes 269C** · 1996-09-24 · HOUSTON, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96TA398
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06747
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-24
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.650577, -95.28012
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N7492F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

company maintenance personnel not complying with maintenance procedures and directives to inspect the helicopter's skids, which allowed the right skid to wear beyond the manufacturer's tolerances.

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