# NTSB Accident CHI98LA293
> **Hughes 269A** · 1998-07-31 · SALINA, KS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA293
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10536
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-31
- **Location:** SALINA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.809497, -97.610916
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N101KT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate maintenance which failed to detect corrosion in the fuel injector system and the fuel pump.  Factors related to the accident were the low altitude and airspeed at which the loss of engine power occurred.

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