# Accident 19941111038149A: Hughes 269C, Valencia, CA, November 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1994, 15:40 local time
- Place: Valencia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4105° N, 118.5608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4105&lon=-118.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60TA-1996-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111038149A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND AT HIGH SPEED IMPACT. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. NO WITNESSES. SOME PORTIOMNS OF CHOPPER TRAINING MISSING

## 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 LAX95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA033), Nov 11, 1994: Schweizer 269C (N60TA), Valencia, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a dirt embankment while performing an undetermined maneuver.

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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