# Accident 19920823032689A: Hughes 269A, Nome, AK, August 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7093° N, 164.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7093&lon=-164.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5006M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5006M-2018-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55A (registry code 4471004, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,611 total, 134 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823032689A

## Narrative

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

DURING PHOTO FLIGHT AT 5 FOOT AGL PASSENGER LEANED FORWARD ON CYCLIC. PILOT RESERSED CYCLIC ABRUPTLY.TAIL ROTOR HIT

## 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 ANC92LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA144), Aug 24, 1992: Hughes 269A (N5006M), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

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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