# Accident 19890317004129A: Hughes 269A, Malibu, CA, March 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1989, 17:50 local time
- Place: Malibu, CA
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0602° N, 118.8097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0602&lon=-118.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8784F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8784F-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 280 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004129A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER BROKE LOOSE FROM GROUND HANDLER, JUMPED AND THREW UP HER HANDS.IDLING ROTORS CUT OFF HER THUMB AND FINGER

## 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 LAX89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA127), Mar 18, 1989: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Malibu, CA, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER TO FOLLOW BRIEFED PROCEDURES AND THE FAILURE OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N8784F (1)

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

- [Accident 19960810022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022279A), Aug 10, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Cottondale, FL, Substantial damage. Lifted on maintenance test flight vibration and rotor flapping. Crashed. Dampers had been improperly installed.

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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