19881003044239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Fontana, CA · October 3, 1988

Date
October 3, 1988 · 18:30 local
Place
Fontana, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1090Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA007
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
782 total92 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

High airspeed on run on landing. Raised nose to slow and tail rotor hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH AIRSPEED ON RUN ON LANDING. RAISED NOSE TO SLOW AND TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.