# Accident 19900621021489A: Hughes 269A, Pittstown, NJ, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 14:05 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N110ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 10 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621021489A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED HELICOPTER ON RAMP. WHILE WAITING FOR CFI GROUND RESONANCE DESTROYED HELICOPTER. WORN GEAR DAMPERS.

## 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 NYC90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA134), Jun 21, 1990: Hughes 269A (N110ES), Pittstown, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: GROUND RESONANCE DUE TO INADEQUATE SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDING GEAR DAMPERS.

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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