# Accident 19830228005589A: Hughes 269A, Phoenix, AZ, February 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1983, 10:13 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42426, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42426-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55A (registry code 4471004, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228005589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OPERATED IN HIGH RISK HEIGHT VELOCITY AND LOW RPM IN A HOVER. PITCHED OVER ROTOR STRIKE AND SEPARATION, THEN CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA121), Feb 28, 1983: Hughes 269A (N42426), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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