# Accident 19921207049399A: Hughes 269B, Kahului, HI, December 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1992, 12:52 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8709° N, 156.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8709&lon=-156.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9566F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9566F-1993-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 40 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921207049399A

## Narrative

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

LOW AND SLOW OVER WATER ON PHOTO FLIGHT. ROTOR SPEED DECAYED. LOWERED CYCLIC. ADDED POWER BUT SETTLED INTO OCEAN.

## 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 LAX93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA063), Dec 7, 1992: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Kahului, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING DOWNWIND FLIGHT AND ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO RECOVER THE LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM BEFORE SETTLING INTO THE WATER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

## Other reports on N9566F (2)

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

- [Accident 19780804022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804022519A), Aug 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. A/c in hover turn struck left skid in nose low attitude. Main rotost separated.
- [Accident 19761214038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214038149A), Dec 14, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage

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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