# Accident 19860911044499A: Hughes 269C, Carlsbad, CA, September 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FTRA
- Location: 33.1292° N, 117.3004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1292&lon=-117.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58323, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58323-1992-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911044499A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN HOVER PILOT ATTEMPTED FORWARD FLIGHT FROM A TWO FOOT HOVER. STRUCK BRUSH. PITCH FORWARD. BLADES HIT GROUND

## 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 LAX86LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA344), Sep 11, 1986: Hughes 269C (N58323), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58323 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890610015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610015009A), Jun 10, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58323), Rainbow Valley, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Student helicopter pilot with passenger struck wires over freeway and crashed. Was advised marginal VFR for flight.

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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