# Accident 19920328007779A: Hughes 269C, Hesperia, CA, March 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1992, 13:50 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MOVV
- Location: 34.3605° N, 117.3209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3605&lon=-117.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9597F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9597F-1992-07-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,630 total, 250 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007779A

## Narrative

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

DURING PINNACLE LANDING PRACTICE, WITNESSES SAW AND HEARD  THE 269C ROTORS HIT ROCKS, THEN TUMBLE DOWN MOUNTAINSIDE

## 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 LAX92FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA154), Mar 28, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9597F), Hesperia, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE TRAINING FLIGHT AND A DELAY IN CORRECTING…

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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