19900106000209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Rialto, CA · January 6, 1990

Date
January 6, 1990 · 12:00 local
Place
Rialto, CA
Airport
Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7456F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA065
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total35 in this make and model

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What happened

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Rocked back and forth during hovering practice due improper control inputs. Skid touched. Caused ground resonance.

As the FAA filed it

ROCKED BACK AND FORTH DURING HOVERING PRACTICE DUE IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS. SKID TOUCHED. CAUSED GROUND RESONANCE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7456F · 1

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