# Accident 19860423018109A: Hughes 269C, Kahului, HI, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 11:49 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8700° N, 156.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8700&lon=-156.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9288F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9288F-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,143 total, 252 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423018109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HOVERING DOWNWIND TURN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX86LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA188), Apr 23, 1986: Hughes 269 (N9288F), Kahului, HI, substantial damage

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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