# Accident 19900523022909A: Hughes 269A, La Verne, CA, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 09:20 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1493° N, 117.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1493&lon=-117.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8793F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 126 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523022909A

## Narrative

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

ON LIFT OFF TO AERIAL TAXI GROUND RESONANCE ENSUED. LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND POWER BUT HELICOPTER SELF DESTRUCTED.

## 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 LAX90LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA186), May 23, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8793F), La Verne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: GROUND RESONANCE DUE TO AN INADEQUATELY MAINTAINED STRUT.

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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