# Accident 19920912036519A: Hughes 269C, Rialto, CA, September 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1992, 13:55 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0995° N, 117.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0995&lon=-117.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58164, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58164-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 55 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912036519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED PILOT RATED PASSENGER TO PERFORM A 180 AUTORATION AT A LOW ALTITUDE.LOW ROTOR RPM.IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 LAX92LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA383), Sep 12, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58164), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT/PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N58164 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890330005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005039A), Mar 30, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58164), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Student failed to arrest descent on practice autorotation. On impact applied aft cyclic. Rotors cut off tail boom.

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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