# Accident 19900707024999A: Hughes 269C, San Jose, CA, July 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3400° N, 121.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3400&lon=-121.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917JS-1991-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024999A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED TO A HOVER IN STRONG CROSSWIND. DUG A SKID IN SOFT GROUND DRIFTING SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX90LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA246), Jul 7, 1990: Schweizer 300C (N917JS), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

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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