# Accident 19900106000209A: Hughes 269C, Rialto, CA, January 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1600° N, 117.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1600&lon=-117.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7456F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7456F-2015-04-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106000209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA065), Jan 6, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7456F), Rialto, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LACK OF ADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT WHEN HE ALLOWED A STUDENT TO PERFORM IN AN UNSAFE MANNER WITHOUT TAKING IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

## Other reports on N7456F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770726021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726021539A), Jul 26, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7456F), Malta, ID, Destroyed. Forgot that wires were there.

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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