# Accident 19870426011359A: Hughes 269B, Riverside/Rubid, CA, April 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Riverside/Rubid, CA
- Airport: Fla-Bob Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9904° N, 117.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9904&lon=-117.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101DN-2012-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426011359A

## Narrative

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

NON RATED PILOT OWNER RAN UP ENGINE,RAISED COLLECTIVE. CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA190), Apr 26, 1987: Hughes 269B (N101DN), Rubidoux, CA, destroyed

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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