# NTSB Accident ATL04TA116
> **Hughes 269A** · 2004-05-14 · Louisburg, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04TA116
- **Event ID:** 20040519X00615
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-14
- **Location:** Louisburg, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.023334, -78.330001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N115ES
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fatigue failure of the tailboom saddle fitting which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.  Also causal was inadequate maintenance due to non-compliance to an airworthiness directive requiring inspection of the saddle fitting.  A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of proper certification.

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