# NTSB Accident FTW03FA028
> **Hughes 269A** · 2002-11-01 · Fort Gibson, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03FA028
- **Event ID:** 20021106X05440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-01
- **Location:** Fort Gibson, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.77639, -95.13639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N8885F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight separation of the tail boom resulting from the failure of the fuselage to tail boom attachment fitting lugs, due to fatigue.

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