# Accident 19891115045379A: Hughes 269C, Estacada, OR, November 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Estacada, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HEGL
- Location: 45.1994° N, 122.0603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1994&lon=-122.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9592F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9592F-2013-05-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 162 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891115045379A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT LOAD ON OBSTRUCTION. CRASHED. LONGLINE RELEASE INOPERATIVE.

## 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 SEA90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA016), Nov 15, 1989: Hughes 269C (N9592F), Estacada, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HER EXTERNAL LOAD AND THE OBSTRUCTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTION, IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION OF THE EXTERNAL LOAD…

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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