# Accident 19890617016079A: Hughes 269C, Lockport, IL, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 20:45 local time
- Place: Lockport, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IKFA
- Location: 41.5802° N, 88.0403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5802&lon=-88.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26628, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26628-2012-10-18) (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 HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,549 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016079A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON DEPARTING A RESTRICTED SITE. NO PROPER EGRESS ROUTED.NO RECORD PILOT TRAINING BY EMPLOYER.

## 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 CHI89FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA112), Jun 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N26628), Lockport, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLIGHT TECHNIQUE BY THE PIC DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A CONFINED AREA.

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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