# Accident 19880625023699A: Hughes 269B, Big Bear, CA, June 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EFLA
- Location: 34.2305° N, 116.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2305&lon=-116.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9350F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9350F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 73 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880625023699A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED ENGINE PROBLEM. AUTOROTATED AND ROLLED OVER ON LANDING. SUSPECT A PRACTICE LANDING. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 LAX88LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA233), Jun 25, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9350F), Big Bear, CA, 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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