Hughes 269C N58164
30 March 1989 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1989 at about 23:30 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N58164, operated by Heli Services, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4298, -111.7107
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N58164
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Heli Services
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mesa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89LA309
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) RPRTD THAT WHILE PRACTICING AN AUTOROTATION, THE STUDENT PLT DELAYED IN FLARING THE HELICOPTER. IT THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AS THE STUDENT APPLIED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1989 | Hughes 269C | Estacada, Oregon, United States | Helicopter Enterprises | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1989 | Hughes 269A | Ozark, Alabama, United States | Alabama AVI. & Tech. College | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1989 | Hughes 269A | Saluda, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1989 | Hughes 269A | Malibu, California, United States | Williams, Gerald L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1989 | Hughes 269C | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1989 | Hughes 269C | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Omniflight | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1989 | Cessna 180 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | George Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1989 | Cessna 152 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Button Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1989 | Robinson R22 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Arizona Wing and Rotor | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1989 | Roger Nelson AERONICA/T | Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1989 | Hiller UH-12E | Yuma, Arizona, United States | West Farm Air Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1989 | Rand Engineering KR-II | Eloy, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |