# Accident 19890805033969A: Hughes 269C, Hollywood, FL, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 11:55 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9894° N, 80.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9894&lon=-80.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AM-2013-11-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 350 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805033969A

## Narrative

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

GROUND RESONANCE OCCURRED AS HELICOPTER GOT LIGHT ON SKIDS FOR TAKEOFF.CFI INCORRECTLY SHUT DOWN INSTEAD OF LIFTING

## 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 MIA89LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA243), Aug 5, 1989: Hughes 269C (N81AM), Hollywood, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE SEVERE FUSELAGE VIBRATION (GROUND RESONANCE) AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION TO AVOID OR COMPENSATE FOR THE OCCURRENCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW SHOCK STRUT.

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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