# Accident 19930619019559A: Hughes 269A, Las Vegas, NV, June 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1993, 07:33 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0400° N, 114.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0400&lon=-114.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9048R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9048R-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019559A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER PILOT REPORTED LOST ENGINE RPM. NEEDLES SPLIT. RAPID DESCENT. IMPACTED TAIL FIRST. BOUNCED ROLLED BURNED.

## 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 LAX93FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA260), Jun 19, 1993: Hughes 269A (N9048R), Henderson, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the collective control and his failure to maintain adequate RPM during an autorotative descent during a practice power off landing. A factor which contributed to the…

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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