# Accident 19900621022059A: Hughes 269C, Saluda, SC, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 20:00 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2306° N, 82.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2306&lon=-82.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7448F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7448F-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 6 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621022059A

## Narrative

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

POWERLINE PATROL PRACTICE HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH FULL POWER IN A SLOW SPEED TURN. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA134), Jun 22, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE OPERATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN SETTLING WITH POWER TO THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N7448F (2)

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

- [Accident 19800601017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017769A), Jun 1, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, NM, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in gusty landing approach. Lost control. Rotor hit tree.
- [Accident 19790702023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702023079A), Jul 2, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff over gross weight and out of CG. Unable to climb. Hit hard. Went into ground resonance.

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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