NONE · Hughes 269C · 2003-07-25 · Marblemount, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA03LA156
Event ID
20030730X01226
Type
Accident
Date
2003-07-25
Location
Marblemount, WA, USA
Coordinates
48.57611, -121.150276
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
269C
Registration
N500HS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The partial failure of a magneto during hover taxi over water, leading to a forced landing in shallow water near the shoreline. Factors include the aircraft being over a lake at the time that the partial loss of power made it impossible to keep it airborne.