# Accident 19910629024809A: Hughes 269A, Manassas, VA, June 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48323, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48323-1995-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629024809A

## Narrative

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

FLEW A FRIEND OVER HIS HOUSE AT SLOW SPEED AND LOW. RESULTED IN SETTLING WITH POWER. CRASHED IN BACKYARD.

## 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 NYC91LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA159), Jun 29, 1991: Hughes 269A (N48323), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE HELICOPTER SETTLING WITH POWER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S…

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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