# Accident 19890825034969A: Hughes 269A, Jacksonville, FL, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9014N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9014N-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 502 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825034969A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW AND SLOW SAW WIRES TOO LATE, TRIED TO AVOID QUICK STOP. CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 MIA89LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA231), Aug 25, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9014N), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS. THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N9014N (1)

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

- [Accident 20000616043819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000616043819A), Jun 16, 2000: Hughes 269A (N9014N), Manschester, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilots statement reflects: helicopter on relocation flight from cdw to mjx. Approximately 1 hour into flight, fuel low level light came on.…

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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