# Accident 19900522021459A: Hughes 269A, Bremerton, WA, May 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5908° N, 122.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5908&lon=-122.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888F-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 824 total, 109 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522021459A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS IN DOWNWIND LANDING ON LAKE SHORE. REDUCED POWER TO COMPENSATE. SETTLED INTO LAKE.

## 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 SEA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA084), May 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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