# Accident 19881223056299A: Hughes 269A, Crystal River, FL, December 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1025J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1025J-1999-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 450 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223056299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA056), Dec 23, 1988: Hughes 269A (N1025J), Crystal River, FL, 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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