# Accident 19890303003069A: Hughes 269C, Hillsboro, OR, March 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5498° N, 123.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5498&lon=-123.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7505Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7505Y-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,446 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303003069A

## Narrative

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

BECAME TOO LOW SLING LOADING HOLLY TREES ONTO A TRAILER. A SKID CAUGHT ON SIDE OF TRAILER. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA052), Mar 3, 1989: Schweizer 269C (N7505Y), Forrest Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLING-LOAD A TRAILER.

## Other reports on N7505Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120524010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524010079A), May 24, 2012: Schweizer 269C (N7505Y), Asheville, NC, Substantial damage. On may 24, 2012, N7505Y, a Schweizer 269C, helicopter operated by the owner and private pilot with a CFI on board was performing a "run on" landing at the…

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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