# Accident 19881003044239A: Hughes 269C, Fontana, CA, October 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fontana, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1405° N, 117.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1405&lon=-117.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1090Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1090Z-1994-12-01) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 92 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003044239A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AIRSPEED ON RUN ON LANDING. RAISED NOSE TO SLOW AND TAIL ROTOR HIT THE 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 LAX89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA007), Oct 4, 1988: Hughes 269C (N1090Z), Fontana, 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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