# Accident 19930101000089A: Hughes 269C, Folsom, CA, January 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Folsom, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6700° N, 121.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6700&lon=-121.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7462F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7462F-2017-02-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,475 total, 4,754 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930101000089A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POWERLINE WHILE HERDING CATTLE.

## 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 LAX93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA087), Jan 2, 1993: Hughes 269C (N7462F), Folsom, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILING TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER COLLIDING WITH ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES.

## Other reports on N7462F (1)

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

- [Incident 19861008064199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008064199I), Oct 8, 1986: Hughes 269C (N7462F), Rancho Murieta, CA, Minor damage. While herding cattle, aircraft struck powerline. Minor damage to aircraft.[privacy data omitted]

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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