# Accident 19960322004789A: Hughes 269C, Ontario, CA, March 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1996, 15:24 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0205° N, 117.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0205&lon=-117.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 293 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004789A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE. APPEARS TRIED TO DESCEND VFR THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER.

## 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 LAX96FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA140), Mar 22, 1996: Schweizer 269C (N155T), Ontario, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a VFR descent into instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation.

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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