# Accident 19910526017459A: Hughes 269A, Palm Springs, CA, May 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7033H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7033H-1999-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017459A

## Narrative

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

UNLICENSED PILOT WITH PASSENGER LIFTED TO HOVER. GUST OF WIND CAUSED ROTORS TO HIT A FENCE. LANDED. 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 LAX91LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA224), May 26, 1991: Hughes 269A (N7033H), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE BY THE UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT THE CONTROLS; IMPROPER USE OF ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FENCE.

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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