19881223056299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Crystal River, FL · December 23, 1988

Date
December 23, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place
Crystal River, FL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1025J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA056
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total450 in this make and model50 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.

Struck powerlines stretched over River during a low level sightseeing flight. Crashed into water.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES STRETCHED OVER RIVER DURING A LOW LEVEL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. CRASHED INTO WATER.

NTSB investigation

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