# Accident 19890330005039A: Hughes 269C, Mesa, AZ, March 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4298° N, 111.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4298&lon=-111.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58164, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58164-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 1,560 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005039A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FAILED TO ARREST DESCENT ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. ON IMPACT APPLIED AFT CYCLIC. ROTORS CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.

## 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 LAX89LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA309), Mar 30, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58164), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI).

## Other reports on N58164 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920912036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912036519A), Sep 12, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58164), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed pilot rated passenger to perform a 180 autoration at a low altitude. Low rotor RPM.impacted ground.

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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