# Accident 19900824036259A: Hughes 269C, Shreveport, LA, August 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1990, 17:48 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223TV-1994-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE ON LANDING APPROACH TO PARKING LOT AND NOSE DIVED TO GROUND. GROUND OBSERVER FAILED TO SEE WIRE.

## 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 FTW90FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA164), Aug 24, 1990: Hughes 269C (N223TV), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE OBSTRUCTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF VISUAL QUES DUE TO THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, THE GROUND OBSERVER'S LACK OF…

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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