# Accident 19900629065609A: Hughes 269C, Carlsbad, CA, June 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1295° N, 117.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1295&lon=-117.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1102H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1102H-2001-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 12 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629065609A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED TO HOVER ON FIRST SOLO. ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY BEGAN RIGHT SPIN AND CRASHED. TAIL WIND 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 LAX90LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA234), Jun 29, 1990: Hughes 269C (N1102H), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT A HOVER.

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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