# Accident 19890530031059A: Hughes 369HS, Niagara Falls, NY, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9238F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9238F-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530031059A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK CABLE CAR WIRES ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OVER RIVER GORGE.IMPACT TORE OFF SKIDS. LANDED SAFELY ON GOLF COURSE

## 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 NYC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA171), May 30, 1989: Hughes 369HS (N9238F), Niagara Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID THE CABLES.

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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