# Accident 19890610015009A: Hughes 269C, Rainbow Valley, CA, June 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1989, 09:36 local time
- Place: Rainbow Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3904° N, 117.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3904&lon=-117.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58323, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58323-1992-03-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610015009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT WITH PASSENGER STRUCK WIRES OVER FREEWAY AND CRASHED. WAS ADVISED MARGINAL VFR FOR 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 LAX89FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA212), Jun 10, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58323), Rainbow Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT (FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N58323 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860911044499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911044499A), Sep 11, 1986: Hughes 269C (N58323), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. While in hover pilot attempted forward flight from a two foot hover. Struck brush. Pitch forward. Blades hit 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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