# Accident 19930111000289A: Hughes 269C, Tonawanda, NY, January 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1993, 17:23 local time
- Place: Tonawanda, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9996° N, 78.8703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9996&lon=-78.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1088Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1088Z-2012-05-24) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930111000289A

## Narrative

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

TRAFFIC WATCH HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES OVER THE NIAGARA RIVER. IMPACT SEVERED ROTORS. WRECKAGE FOUND IN RIVER.

## 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 BFO93FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA019), Jan 11, 1993: Hughes 269C (N1088Z), Tonawanda, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBSTACLE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE POOR VISIBILITY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS…

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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