# Accident 19930708023069A: Hughes 269C, Rialto, CA, July 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1993, 15:20 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1007° N, 117.3808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1007&lon=-117.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9588F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 450 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708023069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. DURING FLARE TAILBOOM HIT GROUND. HARD LANDING CHOPPED BOOM. IDLE SET FACTOR.

## 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 LAX93LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA285), Jul 8, 1993: Schweizer 269C (N9588F), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE AUTOROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN A TAIL BOOM STRIKE.

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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