# Accident 19890320004219A: Hughes 269C, Saipan, PG, March 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Saipan, PG
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7470F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470F-2013-05-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,541 total, 550 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320004219A

## Narrative

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

GROUND CREW PUT JET FUEL IN FUEL TANKS IN PLACE OF AVGAS. LANDED ON A REEF IN BAY ON FERRY FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA129), Mar 20, 1989: Hughes 269C (N7470F), Saipan, Sark, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO ASSURE THE HELICOPTER WAS SERVICED WITH THE PROPER GRADE OF FUEL. A FACTOR REALATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN…

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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